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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends |
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of Beverly Singley Junell of Midland, who passed away on May 5, |
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2012, at the age of 64; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Jones William and Margaret Singley, |
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Beverly Singley was born on July 20, 1947, in Wellington; she earned |
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her bachelor's degree in art education from Texas Tech University, |
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where she met her future husband, former state representative and |
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five-term chair of the House Appropriations Committee, U.S. |
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District Judge Robert Alan Junell; they married in 1968 and their |
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family grew to include three children, Robert Ryan, Keith |
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Elizabeth, and Clay Jones, as well as a number of grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, The Junells lived in Germany while Judge Junell |
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served in the U.S. Army, and during their time there, they enjoyed |
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skiing in the Alps and traveling Europe; on their return to the |
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United States, Mrs. Junell taught art in Lubbock until her husband |
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finished law school; they subsequently made their home in San |
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Angelo for many years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Junell served on several committees in support |
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of local arts, and she further contributed to the community as a |
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member of the board of Baptist Memorial Hospital; moreover, she |
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sang in the San Angelo Symphony Chorale, and she participated in the |
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handbell ensemble and choirs of the First Presbyterian Church of |
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San Angelo; along the way, she was highly involved in the lives of |
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her children, encouraging them in their piano lessons and traveling |
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with them to soccer and field hockey tournaments around the state; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, After the family moved to Midland, Mrs. Junell |
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continued her musical endeavors at the First Presbyterian Church |
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there; she and her husband enjoyed many happy weekends skiing and |
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hiking in nearby Ruidoso, New Mexico, and she also delighted in |
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trips around the globe with her sisters; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Beverly Junell |
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will remember the way she touched their lives with her many talents, |
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her energy, and her wonderful sense of humor, and she will forever |
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hold a treasured place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Beverly Singley |
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Junell and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to |
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her husband, the Honorable Robert Alan Junell; to her children, |
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Clay Junell and his wife, Samantha, Keith Junell Statler and her |
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husband, Aaron, and Ryan Junell and his wife, Tanya; to her |
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grandchildren, Rowan Junell, Felix Statler, Robert Ryan Junell, |
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Jr., and Jet Junell; to her sisters, Linda Stansbury and her |
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husband, Ted, and Cathy Sondergaard and her husband, John; to her |
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niece, Julie Hodges; and to her other relatives and many friends; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas House |
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of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Beverly |
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Junell. |
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Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 796 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on March 20, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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