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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt |
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regarding the tragic loss of sisters Brianna Robinson, age 19, and |
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Jade Robinson, age 17, of Houston, on March 20, 2016; and |
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WHEREAS, These beloved young women were born into a loving |
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family that included their mother, Stacey Robinson, their father |
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and stepmother, Toren and Zina Robinson, and their older brother, |
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Dr. Toron Wooldridge; at an early age, they learned the |
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fundamentals of track and field under the direction of their father |
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and went on to become star athletes and honor-roll students in the |
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Houston Independent School District; in addition, they were valued |
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congregants at Windsor Village United Methodist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Smart, sophisticated, and compassionate, Brianna |
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Robinson competed in track, swimming, and gymnastics at Pershing |
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Middle School and continued her education at Bellaire High School; |
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aspiring to become a school administrator, she volunteered as a |
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principal's assistant with Houston ISD, and following her |
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graduation in 2014, Brianna began pursuing a degree in elementary |
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education at Houston Community College while also working at West |
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University Elementary; in her spare time, she enjoyed shopping and |
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keeping up with the latest fashion trends; and |
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WHEREAS, Jade Robinson was a talented, fearless, and |
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fun-loving teenager who was wise beyond her years; adventurous and |
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highly competitive, she participated in track, swimming, lacrosse, |
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and gymnastics; moreover, she was a five-year club athlete for |
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Houston Juniors Volleyball, and she led the Bellaire High School |
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varsity volleyball team as its co-captain and outside hitter; in |
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2013, she was featured in Vype m |
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agazine as one of Houston's top |
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volleyball players; a senior at Bellaire High School, Jade was |
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preparing to attend Tennessee Wesleyan University on a volleyball |
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scholarship to pursue a career in veterinary medicine, which had |
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been her dream since the age of four; and |
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WHEREAS, Although the lives of these bright and vibrant young |
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women ended far too soon, their loved ones may take comfort in the |
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knowledge that the determination and strength with which they lived |
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their lives will never be forgotten; now, 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 Brianna and Jade |
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Robinson and extend sincere condolences to the members of their |
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family and their many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for their family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Brianna and |
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Jade Robinson. |
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Thierry |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 850 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 13, 2017. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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