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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 at |
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the loss of Christina Susanne Lane of Corpus Christi, who died on |
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April 9, 2017, at the age of 34; and |
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WHEREAS, Christina Lane was born in Corpus Christi on October |
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14, 1982, to Paula Davis Clark and Richard Scott Lane, and she grew |
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up on Padre Island, where she learned to love the outdoor life; when |
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she was 11, her family moved to Bastrop, and she was an active |
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member of the United Methodist Youth Fellowship at First United |
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Methodist Church; she graduated from Bastrop High School in 2001; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In 2005, Ms. Lane received her bachelor's degree in |
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kinesiology and business at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi, |
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and she went on to earn teaching credentials and certifications in |
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physical education, health, business, and special education; while |
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attending Texas A&M, Ms. Lane met and fell in love with Cynee |
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Villarreal, and the couple were married in November 2014; and |
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WHEREAS, In her roles as a teacher and as the head varsity |
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coach for girls' softball at West Oso High School, Ms. Lane was an |
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inspiring mentor, and she tried to instill in her players not only a |
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love of the game but also integrity and self-confidence; she was |
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also a licensed fishing captain and guide and the owner of Sea Lane |
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Outdoors, and she enjoyed participating in fishing tournaments; and |
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WHEREAS, While Christina Lane's life ended far too soon, her |
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bright spirit will live on in the hearts of all those who knew and |
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loved her; 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 Christina Susanne |
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Lane and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of her family: to |
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her wife, Cynee-Marie Villarreal-Lane; to her mother, Paula Davis |
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Clark; to her aunt, Pam Franks; to her uncles, Robert Franks, John |
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L. Davis Sr., and Frank Davis Jr.; to her cousins, John L. Davis |
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Jr., Justin and Kaitlyn Franks, and David Franks; and to her other |
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relatives and 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 her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Christina |
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Lane. |