H.R. No. 1045

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories
	of Dr. Bonnie Ann Powers-Prather of Arlington, who died on November
	4, 2010, at the age of 60; and
	WHEREAS, Bonnie Ann Powers was born in New Orleans on January
	20, 1950, to John Frank and Bonnie Neal Powers; at the age of 20, she
	was among the first class of registered nurses to graduate from
	Paris Junior College; and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Powers continued her studies at The University
	of Texas at Arlington, where she received her bachelor's and
	master's degrees in nursing; she went on to earn a Ph.D. in
	statistics from North Texas State University; and
	WHEREAS, Joined in matrimony to Val Prather, she shared a
	rewarding marriage with her husband that spanned 30 years, and
	together they were blessed with three children, Sara Ann, Jude, and
	Joe; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Powers-Prather initially worked as a registered
	nurse at St. Joseph's Hospital in Paris and at Cherry Street Nursing
	Home before moving into nursing education; she distinguished
	herself during her three decades as a teacher at El Centro College
	in Dallas; among other achievements, she played a leading role in
	establishing a computerized testing center at the college, which
	will be renamed in her memory; she also taught statistics at Tarrant
	County College in Ft. Worth; in recognition of her work as an
	educator, she twice received the Excellence Award from the National
	Institute for Staff and Organizational Development at The
	University of Texas at Austin; and
	WHEREAS, A devoted wife and mother, an accomplished
	professional, and an inspiring teacher and mentor, Bonnie Ann
	Powers-Prather made a meaningful difference in countless lives, and
	she will long be fondly remembered by all who were privileged to
	know her; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Bonnie Ann
	Powers-Prather and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her
	family: to her husband, Val Vance Prather; to her children, Sara Ann
	Chiles Garrett, Jude Prather and his wife, Kathy, and Joseph
	Prather; to her mother and stepfather, Bonnie and Herman Talley; to
	her brother, Bill Powers, and his wife, Rochelle; to her nephews and
	nieces, Autumn, Jade, and John Powers, Brian Powers and his wife,
	Jodell, and their daughter, Evelyn, and Brooke Newman and her
	husband, Sean, and their children, Adrianne and Ava; to her uncles,
	Robert Powers and his wife, Yvonne, and Jackie Powers and his wife,
	Sheila; to her aunt, Juanita Bowman, and her husband, Thomas; to her
	brothers-in-law, Jude Prather and his wife, Judy, and Kerry Prather
	and his wife, Karen, and their respective families; and to her other
	relatives and friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for her loved ones and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Bonnie Ann
	Powers-Prather.
	Isaac
	Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
	Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
	Allen Gooden Murphy
	Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
	Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
	Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
	Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
	Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
	Aycock Harless Parker
	Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
	Berman Hartnett Paxton
	Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
	Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
	Branch Hochberg Phillips
	Brown Hopson Pickett
	Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
	Burnam Howard of Travis Price
	Button Huberty Quintanilla
	Cain Hughes Raymond
	Callegari Hunter Reynolds
	Carter Isaac Riddle
	Castro Jackson Ritter
	Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
	Christian Keffer Schwertner
	Coleman King of Parker Scott
	Cook King of Taylor Sheets
	Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
	Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
	Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
	Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
	Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
	J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
	S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
	Deshotel Lavender Strama
	Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
	Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
	Dutton Lozano Thompson
	Eiland Lucio III Torres
	Eissler Lyne Truitt
	Elkins Madden Turner
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Margo Villarreal
	Fletcher Marquez Vo
	Flynn Martinez Walle
	Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
	Gallego McClendon White
	Garza Menendez Woolley
	Geren Miles Workman
	Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
	Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1045 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on May 2, 2011.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House