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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Admired educator Phyllis Marie Simmonds of Lincoln |
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passed away on December 27, 2018, at the age of 70; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Charles and Judy Sellers, the former |
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Phyllis Sellers was born in Caripito, Venezuela, on June 13, 1948; |
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she grew up with a brother, Ron, and graduated from Midway High |
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School and Southwest Texas State University; on June 13, 1968, she |
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married James Hinton Simmonds at a ceremony conducted at First |
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Baptist Church in San Marcos, and they became the proud parents of |
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three children, Jacquelyn, Rex, and Cody; through the years, they |
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knew the joy of welcoming into their treasured family four |
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grandchildren, Molly, Kylie, Tanner, and Jarrett; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Simmonds taught English for nearly a half |
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century, working at a number of schools where her husband was a |
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coach and supporting him in his endeavors; after serving in |
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Fredericksburg, San Antonio, Eagle Pass, Schertz, Brackettville, |
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Uvalde, Rockdale, and Tomball, they settled in Giddings; |
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Ms. Simmonds sponsored the Giddings Rotary Club's Interact Club at |
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Giddings High School, and she played a key role in the creation of |
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the Giddings High Grad Bash; moreover, she was active in her |
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profession as a member of the Texas State Teachers Association and |
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the Association of Texas Professional Educators, and she benefited |
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the community through her involvement with the Lee County Area |
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Cancer Resource Center; in her free time, she enjoyed tending her |
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flowers, gardening, and watching her beloved grandchildren compete |
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at area livestock shows; and |
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WHEREAS, Phyllis Simmonds lived a caring and purposeful life, |
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and she will forever be remembered with deep affection by those who |
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held her close to their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Phyllis Marie |
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Simmonds and extend sincere sympathy to all who mourn her passing; |
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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 her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Phyllis |
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Marie Simmonds. |
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Cyrier |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 843 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 19, 2019. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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