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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Jalil Hanna Foty of Missouri City, who passed away on June 15, |
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2014, at the age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on November 4, 1934, in Ramallah, Palestine, |
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Jalil Foty was the son of Hanna and Jamila Foty; he was raised with |
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the companionship of two siblings, his sister, Jalila, and his |
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brother, Mufid; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Foty immigrated to the United States, making his |
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home in the Houston area, and shared a rewarding relationship with |
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his wife, Lillian; he was the proud father of six children, Imad, |
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Nihad, Fuad, Jihad, Dina, and Ghada, and with the passing years, he |
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had the pleasure of seeing his family grow to include 20 |
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grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Jalil Hanna Foty enjoyed a life that was rich in the |
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intangibles that matter most, and he is deeply missed by all those |
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who held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jalil Hanna Foty and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Lillian Zaybak Foty; to his sons, Nihad Foty and his wife, Jean, |
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Fuad Foty and his wife, Mona, and Jihad Foty; to his daughters, Dina |
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Ibrahim Shanar and Ghada Foty Saifi and her husband, Samer; to his |
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brother, Mufid Foteh, and his wife, Suhaila; to his grandchildren |
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and great-grandchildren; and to his other relatives and 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 his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jalil Hanna |
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Foty. |
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Bohac |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2311 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 21, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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