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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, With the passing of Peggy Seale Smith of Huntsville |
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on December 11, 2012, the State of Texas lost an accomplished |
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businesswoman and a dedicated public servant; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Halletsville on January 27, 1953, to Billy |
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and Charlene Seale, the former Peggy Seale grew up in Edna and |
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attended Blinn College, The University of Texas at Austin, and Sam |
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Houston State University; she began her notable career in |
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government with the State Comptroller of Public Accounts and went |
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on to serve as chief of staff for State Representative Bill Blythe; |
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appointed by Governor Mark White to the State Pension Review Board |
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in 1984, she was subsequently appointed by Governors Bill Clements |
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and Ann Richards to serve on the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Smith left the public sector to work with |
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McAdams Consulting, during which time she was involved with the |
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development of newly built private prisons throughout Texas; in |
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2001, she returned to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as |
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manager for the Office of Space Management, in which capacity she |
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served with distinction until her retirement in 2005; and |
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WHEREAS, A successful entrepreneur as well, Ms. Smith |
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operated a catering business and established Savvy Homestyles, an |
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interior decorating and staging company borne out of her years in |
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real estate investment; moreover, she played a prominent role in |
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such organizations as the Huntsville ISD School Board, the |
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Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments, the Huntsville |
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Education Foundation, the Huntsville Board of Realtors, the |
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Huntsville-Walker County Conference and Tourist Bureau, and the |
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Huntsville Leadership Institute-Walker County; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Smith was also a woman of faith who greatly |
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enjoyed a wealth of diverse interests, including cooking, reading, |
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shopping, and hunting, as well as outdoor activities and dogs; her |
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tremendous intellect and energy made a positive difference in |
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numerous fields of endeavor, and her achievements will continue to |
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resonate in the Lone Star State and beyond for many years to come; |
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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 life of Peggy Seale Smith and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her mother, |
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Charlene Rightmer Seale; to her husband of 16 years, David Smith; to |
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her daughter, McKinsey McAdams Copeland, and her husband, Baron; to |
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her stepson, Hunter Smith; to her sister, Patti Kay Holly, and her |
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husband, Dale; and to her other relatives and many friends; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Peggy Seale |
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Smith. |
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Kolkhorst |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2797 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 24, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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