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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 Chantal Vessali of College Station, who passed away on October 5, |
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2021, at the age of 78; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Gustave and Hélène Vial, the former |
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Chantal Vial was born in Annecy, France, on March 23, 1943, and she |
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grew up with the companionship of a sister, Michelle; she studied |
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art history in Florence, Italy, where she met her future husband, |
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Parviz Vessali, and the couple were later blessed with a daughter, |
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Elianor; and |
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WHEREAS, After immigrating to the United States in 1967, |
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Mrs. Vessali established the French School in Houston to serve |
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French expatriate families who worked in the oil industry; in the |
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mid-1970s, she moved with her family to Iran and transferred |
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ownership of the school to the Mission Laïque Française; the school |
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eventually became the Awty International School; and |
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WHEREAS, Soon after the start of the Iranian Revolution, the |
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Vessali family returned to Houston; Mrs. Vessali went on to teach |
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French at Lamar High School, and she later served as head of Lower |
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School and Pre-School at the Awty International School, where she |
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implemented a total immersion dual language program; and |
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WHEREAS, While attending the University of Houston, |
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Mrs. Vessali worked part-time at Foley's, and her keen sense of |
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fashion earned her a job offer to become a floor model for the |
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department store; after the mid-1980s, she and her family relocated |
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to New York, and she accepted a position with Genny fashion house; |
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over the course of her career, she traveled throughout North |
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America to direct trunk shows and conduct fashion clinics; and |
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WHEREAS, The Vessali family ultimately settled in College |
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Station, where they have owned several rental properties; dedicated |
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to conservative principles, Mrs. Vessali volunteered her time to |
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recruit and support a number of political candidates; in her |
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leisure hours, she enjoyed traveling to France, Switzerland, and |
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Italy; and |
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WHEREAS, Chantal Vessali lived a full and generous life |
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surrounded by those she loved, and they will forever carry her close |
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in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Chantal Vessali and extend heartfelt sympathy to all who mourn |
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her passing; 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 Chantal |
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Vessali. |