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  H.R. No. 391
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Andrew Lee Higgins, a longtime coach and teacher in
  the Houston Independent School District, passed away on November 2,
  2014, at the age of 68, leaving his loved ones to treasure a life
  that was rich in meaningful accomplishments; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Higgins was born to Columbus and Cleopatra
  Higgins on May 28, 1946, in Brazoria; the 10th of 13 children, he
  grew up in a small farming community known as Higgins Settlement,
  near Sweeny, Texas; Mr. Higgins was an accomplished athlete at
  George Washington Carver High School, where he earned All-State
  honors as a member of the school's football team; after finishing
  high school, he continued to play football at Wharton Junior
  College and then at Texas Southern University; he earned a
  bachelor's degree in physical education at TSU and later returned
  to the university to complete a master's degree in the same field;
  and
         WHEREAS, While in college, Andrew Higgins met the love of his
  life, Verlinda Joyce Gabriel, and they exchanged the vows of
  matrimony on December 4, 1971, after a whirlwind romance; the
  couple shared a rewarding marriage that spanned nearly 43 years,
  and they became the proud parents of four children, Andrea, Andrew,
  Ashley, and Angela; Mr. Higgins also experienced the joy of
  welcoming six grandchildren into his cherished family; and
         WHEREAS, Andrew Higgins taught and coached at Northwood
  Middle School in the North Forest Independent School District
  before joining the Houston ISD; he went on to coach baseball and
  football at Westbury, Sterling, and Worthing High Schools and to
  lead several of his teams to district championships; dedicated to
  his students, he continued to work even after receiving a leukemia
  diagnosis in 2004, though health concerns ultimately caused him to
  retire after a sterling 37-year career; and
         WHEREAS, This esteemed gentleman was active in a number of
  worthwhile organizations and causes in the Bayou City; he
  volunteered his time as a precinct chair and precinct judge for
  Precinct 140 and served as a delegate to state and national
  Democratic conventions; moreover, he was a valued congregant of
  Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, which he joined in 1966, and he
  served as a member of the church's Courtesy Corps and as a
  scoutmaster for its Boy Scout troop; he was also a member of the
  Texas Coaches Association, Riverside Terrace Civic Club, and Phi
  Beta Sigma Fraternity; and
         WHEREAS, Andrew Higgins lived a full and generous life
  centered on his family, his students, and his community, and he will
  long be remembered with deep affection by all those who were
  privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
  Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Andrew Lee Higgins
  and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
  wife, Verlinda Higgins; to his children, Andrea Simon and her
  husband, Ramon, Andrew Higgins and his wife, Wendy, Ashley Higgins,
  and Angela Redding and her husband, Nathan; to his grandchildren,
  Symone, Sydney, and Ryan Simon, Brisa and Sofia Higgins, and James
  Redding; to his siblings, Stratton Higgins and his wife, Thelma,
  Carrie Sneed, Jerry Higgins Sr. and his wife, Jean, Travis Higgins
  and his wife, Erma, Polly Cooper and her husband, Ernest, Geneva
  Shannon, Priscilla Wilkins, Lannis Higgins, and Lola Newman and her
  husband, Calvin; to his mother-in-law, Dicy Bolivar; 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 Andrew Lee
  Higgins.
 
  Miles
 
 
Straus Guerra Otto
 
Allen Guillen Paddie
 
Alonzo Gutierrez Parker
 
Alvarado Harless Paul
 
Alvarado Harless Paul
 
Anchia Hernandez Peña
 
Anderson of Dallas Herrero Phelan
 
Anderson of McLennan Howard Phillips
 
Ashby Huberty Pickett
 
Aycock Hughes Price
 
Bell Hunter Raney
 
Blanco Isaac Raymond
 
Bohac Israel Reynolds
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Riddle
 
Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rinaldi
 
Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
 
Burns Keough Rodriguez of Travis
 
Burrows King of Hemphill Romero, Jr.
 
Button King of Parker Rose
 
Canales King of Taylor Sanford
 
Capriglione King of Uvalde Schaefer
 
Clardy Klick Schofield
 
Coleman Koop Shaheen
 
Collier Krause Sheets
 
Cook Kuempel Sheffield
 
Craddick Landgraf Simmons
 
Crownover Larson Simpson
 
Dale Laubenberg Smith
 
Darby Leach Smithee
 
Davis of Dallas Longoria Spitzer
 
Davis of Harris Lozano Springer
 
Deshotel Lucio III Stephenson
 
Dukes Márquez Stickland
 
Dutton Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
 
Elkins Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
 
Faircloth McClendon Tinderholt
 
Fallon Menéndez Turner of Collin
 
Farias Metcalf Turner of Harris
 
Farney Meyer Turner of Tarrant
 
Farrar Miles VanDeaver
 
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villalba
 
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
 
Frank Moody Walle
 
Frullo Morrison White of Bell
 
Galindo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
 
Geren Murphy Workman
 
Giddings Murr Wray
 
Goldman Naishtat Wu
 
Gonzales Nevárez Zedler
 
González Oliveira Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 391 was unanimously adopted by a rising
  vote of the House on February 11, 2015.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House