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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help to comfort |
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those saddened by the death of Darlene Bonner of Jacksboro on March |
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13, 2021, at the age of 78; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Jacksboro on January 13, 1943, the former |
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Darlene Duncan was the daughter of Wallace and Gladys Duncan; she |
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married Ed Bonner, and the couple went on to share a rewarding |
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marriage that spanned more than five and a half decades; she took |
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great pride in their two children, Melanie and Tiffany, and with the |
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passing years, she saw her family grow to include two |
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grandchildren, Zach and Lauren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Bonner earned a bachelor's degree from the |
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University of North Texas and a master's degree from Texas Woman's |
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University, and she enjoyed a rewarding 37-year career in secondary |
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education that included teaching English and French and serving as |
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a counselor; in addition, she sponsored numerous high school |
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organizations, such as the National Honor Society, student council, |
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the International Thespian Society, and the Nike Club, and she |
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delighted in working with students in directing dinner theatre and |
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senior class plays; committed to making a difference in the lives of |
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others, she spent many years as an education counselor at the |
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Jacksboro and Bridgeport state correctional facilities after her |
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retirement from Jacksboro High School; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in her community, Mrs. Bonner gave of her |
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time and talents to Delta Kappa Gamma, the Jacksboro High School |
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Ex-Students Association, Business and Professional Women, and the |
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University of North Texas Alumni Association; a woman of deep |
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faith, she was a valued member of the Church of Christ; she was an |
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avid sports fan and closely followed UNT football and all of the |
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DFW-area professional franchises, especially the Dallas Cowboys; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Although Darlene Bonner will be deeply missed, those |
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who held her dear will forever remember the warmth and kindness she |
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brought into their lives; now, 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 memory of Darlene Bonner and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, Ed Bonner; to her daughters, Melanie Pizzey and her |
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husband, Dave, and Tiffany Lipscomb and her husband, Wendell; to |
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her grandchildren, Zach Pizzey and his wife, Amy, and Lauren |
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Pizzey; and to her other relatives and 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 Darlene |
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Bonner. |
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Spiller |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 956 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 8, 2021. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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