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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of DeSoto lost two respected members of |
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their community with the passing of former city council member |
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James Zander, 68, and his wife, Linda Zander, 73, on December 21, |
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2020; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on December 1, 1947, Linda Zander pursued a |
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career as an interior designer before becoming the chief financial |
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officer of her husband's insurance firm, James Zander & Associates; |
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she was a member of the DeSoto Chamber of Commerce Board of |
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Directors, chair of the Chamber of Commerce Gala, and former |
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president of Keep DeSoto Beautiful; she was also active in the Best |
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Southwest Chamber, Leadership Southwest, and the DeSoto Arts |
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Commission; moreover, she was named the Bobby Wattle DeSoto Chamber |
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of Commerce Citizen of the Year, and in 2017, she and Mr. Zander |
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were presented with the DeSoto Eagle; and |
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WHEREAS, James Zander was born on April 23, 1952; he was a |
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graduate of the University of New Haven, Ohio University, and the |
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American College of Financial Services, and in 1983, he founded |
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James Zander & Associates; a leader in his community, he served on |
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the DeSoto City Council, the DeSoto Economic Development |
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Corporation Board, and the boards of the DeSoto ISD Education |
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Foundation and DeSoto Dining and Dialogue; he also contributed his |
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time and talents to several other civic organizations, including |
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the Dallas County ACA Coalition and the Community Emergency |
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Response Team; a member of the University of New Haven Board of |
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Governors, he was recognized by the school with a Distinguished |
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Alumni Award in 2006 and an honorary doctorate in 2018; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed couple were joined in matrimony on |
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July 8, 2006; they were valued congregants of Disciple Central |
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Community Church, and they delighted in time spent with their many |
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friends and loved ones; and |
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WHEREAS, James and Linda Zander shared a rich and purposeful |
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life together, and they leave behind a legacy of devotion to their |
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community that will be admired for many years to come; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the lives of James and Linda |
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Zander and extend deepest sympathy to all who mourn their 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 their family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of James and |
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Linda Zander. |