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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close with the passing of admired educator and advocate Cheryl |
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Brandner Archer of San Marcos on July 27, 2020, at the age of 69; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Verle Cudney and Daniel Brandner, |
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the former Cheryl Brandner was born in Liberal, Kansas, on |
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September 1, 1950, and grew up in Wichita, Kansas; after completing |
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her bachelor's degree in early childhood education at the |
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University of Kansas, she married her high school sweetheart, |
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Richard L. Archer, in 1971; she went on to earn a master's degree in |
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special education from The University of Texas at Austin; gifted |
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and tremendously dedicated, she taught students at various grade |
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and ability levels at a number of schools in Central Texas; after 17 |
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years, she retired from her rewarding career to focus completely on |
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her children, and many of her former students stayed in touch as |
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they grew into adulthood; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Archer was the mother of a daughter, Katherine, |
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and a son, James; as James dealt with nonverbal autism, Ms. Archer |
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used her professional expertise to help him communicate and learn; |
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she was a generous source of support and information for other area |
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parents whose children were diagnosed with autism spectrum |
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disorder, and she vigorously championed the interests of that |
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community at the State Capitol and elsewhere; committed to public |
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safety, she was a founding member of the Hays/Comal chapter of Moms |
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Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and she served as its |
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survivor membership lead and volunteered in its Be SMART gun safety |
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initiative; she was very active in the San Marcos Democratic Party |
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as well; and |
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WHEREAS, While Cheryl Archer is deeply missed by her family |
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and friends, they will forever treasure their memories of her warm |
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and sunny nature, her marvelous sense of humor, and her immense |
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kindness; 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 life of Cheryl Brandner |
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Archer and extend sincere condolences to her family and many |
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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 Cheryl |
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Brandner Archer. |
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Zwiener |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1979 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 31, 2021. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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