H.R. No. 96
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Family, friends, former colleagues, and residents
  of the Scurry and Rosser communities are mourning the loss of Chris
  Bowen Couch, who passed away on June 15, 2012, at the age of 53; and
         WHEREAS, Born in Bay City on September 15, 1958, to Leon Bowen
  Couch and Joan Edith Eggleston, Chris Couch attended Forney High
  School and was a standout athlete there; in addition to running
  track, he played varsity football for four years, receiving
  All-District Offensive and Defensive Player honors and designation
  as Most Valuable Player his senior year; Mr. Couch subsequently
  played football for Eastern Arizona State University before earning
  his bachelor's degree from East Texas State University and a
  master's degree and superintendent's certification from Texas A&M
  University--Commerce; and
         WHEREAS, Over the course of his career, Chris Couch served as
  a football and powerlifting coach at North Garland High School, as
  principal of Scurry-Rosser Middle School, and as superintendent of
  the Scurry-Rosser Independent School District; under his guidance,
  the middle school was named a National Blue Ribbon School by the
  U.S. Department of Education and the district was rated "Exemplary"
  by the Texas Education Agency; and
         WHEREAS, A man of faith, Mr. Couch was a former elder at the
  First Presbyterian Church in Forney, and he attended Mt. Olive
  Baptist Church in Scurry; he was a loving family man who treasured
  his wife, Lana, and his children, Thomas, Ali, and Lindsay; and
         WHEREAS, Chris Couch distinguished himself as an outstanding
  leader and administrator, and those who were blessed to share in the
  richness of his life will forever hold him close in their hearts;
  now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
  Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Chris Bowen Couch and
  extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife,
  Lana Montgomery Couch; to his children, Thomas Gordon Couch, Ali
  Montgomery Couch, and Lindsay Lee Bowen Couch; to his mother, Joan
  Couch Oehlschlaeger; to his brothers, Mark Couch and his wife,
  Laurie, and Bruce Couch and his wife, Lisa; to his sister, Ginny
  Pruet, and her husband, James; and to his other relatives and
  friends; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
  Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Chris Bowen
  Couch.
 
  Gooden
 
 
Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
 
Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
 
Alonzo Gooden Otto
 
Alvarado Guerra Paddie
 
Anchia Guillen Parker
 
Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
 
Ashby Harless Perez
 
Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
 
Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
 
Bohac Herrero Pickett
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
 
Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
 
Branch Huberty Raney
 
Burkett Hughes Ratliff
 
Burnam Hunter Raymond
 
Button Isaac Reynolds
 
Callegari Johnson Riddle
 
Canales Kacal Ritter
 
Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
 
Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
 
Clardy King of Parker Rose
 
Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
 
Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
 
Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
 
Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
 
Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
 
Creighton Krause Simmons
 
Crownover Kuempel Simpson
 
Dale Larson Smith
 
Darby Laubenberg Smithee
 
Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
 
J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
 
S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
 
Deshotel Longoria Strama
 
Dukes Lozano Taylor
 
Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
 
Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
 
Elkins Martinez Toth
 
Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
 
Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
 
Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
 
Farrar Miles Villalba
 
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
 
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
 
Frank Moody Walle
 
Frullo Morrison White
 
Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
 
Giddings Murphy Wu
 
Goldman Naishtat Zedler
 
Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 96 was unanimously adopted by a rising
  vote of the House on February 18, 2013.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House