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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Countless lives were touched by the kindness and |
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many good works of Dawn Williams Trozzo of Houston, who passed away |
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on May 14, 2012, at the age of 43; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Diane and Stanley Williams, Dawn |
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Williams was born on February 18, 1969, in Houston; she graduated |
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from Second Baptist School and then attended Baylor University and |
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American University in Washington, D.C.; while in the nation's |
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capital, she coached cheerleading at Langley High School and became |
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active in politics; and |
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WHEREAS, Returning to her hometown, this dynamic Texan was an |
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officer of her family's real estate companies and of the Williams |
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Family Foundation; she contributed to her fellow citizens as |
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precinct chair for the Briargrove neighborhood and as a member of |
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the board of the Magic Circle Republican Women's Club, and she |
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further shared her time and talents as a member of the Junior League |
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of Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1995, she married Clay Trozzo and the pair spent |
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many years of rewarding matrimony together; devoted to her family, |
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she enthusiastically supported her sons, Jared and Payne, in all |
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their endeavors and especially loved watching them play sports; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of strong faith, Ms. Trozzo was a valued |
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member of Second Baptist Church, where she served in various |
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positions of leadership; she participated in the Love and Respect |
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Bible study and the Amazing Race class, and she volunteered with the |
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sixth grade Gatekeepers prayer group; moreover, she continued to |
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support her alma mater, SBS, as chair of EagleFest 2008 and as the |
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agent for her graduating class; involved in the larger Baptist |
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community as well, she served on the President's Advisory Council |
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for Houston Baptist University and initiated the search for the |
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school's new mascot; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Trozzo loved to play tennis and golf, and she |
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twice won the Ladies Pro-Am Championship at the Mercedes-Benz |
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tournament in Kapalua, Hawaii; in her leisure time, she enjoyed |
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reading mystery novels and traveling; and |
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WHEREAS, While the life of Dawn Trozzo ended far too soon, |
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those fortunate enough to have known her will long remember the way |
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she touched their lives with her graciousness and wonderful sense |
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of humor, and she will forever hold a treasured place in their |
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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 Dawn Williams |
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Trozzo and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to |
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her husband, Clay Trozzo; to her sons, Jared and Payne Trozzo; to |
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her parents, Diane and Stanley Williams; to her brother, Jay |
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Williams, and his wife, Dena; to her parents-in-law, Carolyn and |
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Ernie Trozzo; to her brother-in-law, Matt Trozzo, and his wife, |
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Jess; to her nephew, Jace; to her nieces, Alex, Lily, and Annie; and |
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to her brother-in-law, Michael Trozzo, and his wife, Lindsey; and, |
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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 Dawn |
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Williams Trozzo. |