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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long treasure their memories |
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of Joy Bownds Weiner of Angleton, who passed away on May 17, 2016, |
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at the age of 65; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Houston on January 29, 1951, the former Joy |
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Bownds was the daughter of Dr. Charles P. Bownds and Joyce Forbes |
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Bownds; in 1997, she exchanged wedding vows with the love of her |
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life, James Michael Weiner, with whom she shared two fulfilling |
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decades of marriage; she was the proud mother of three children, |
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Clinton, Brent, and Adam, and with the passing years, she took joy |
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in watching her family grow to include four grandchildren, Brianne, |
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Charlotte, Phoenix, and Joaquin; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to civic engagement, Ms. Weiner |
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was an active member of the Republican Party; she volunteered with |
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the Angleton Republican Women for 10 years, during which time she |
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served as president and vice president of membership and took a |
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leading role in recruiting new Republicans into the group; along |
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the way, she tirelessly supported Republican candidates for office |
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through block walking, phone banking, and participating in |
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fund-raisers, as well as by volunteering for such events as the |
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Brazoria County Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner; she was the 2014 ARW |
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Tribute to Women honoree at the Texas State Republican Convention, |
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and she also served as an advisor in the establishment of the |
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Brazoria County Young Republicans; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman who cherished her faith, Ms. Weiner was |
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affiliated with The Way International, a nondenominational |
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ministry; she counted among her favorite activities shopping, |
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traveling, and, most of all, spending time with her family and |
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friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Passionate, spirited, and unwavering in her |
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dedication to the principles she held dear, Joy Weiner leaves |
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behind a legacy that will continue to live on in the hearts of those |
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who were fortunate enough to share in the richness of her life; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Joy Bownds Weiner |
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and extend sincere sympathy to all who mourn her passing; and, be it |
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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 Joy Weiner. |