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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends were deeply saddened by the |
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passing of Lisa Renee Stacey Townsend of Tomball on March 18, 2023, |
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at the age of 62; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Leon and Marilyn Newell Stacey, the |
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former Lisa Stacey was born in Mobile, Alabama, on September 2, |
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1960; during her freshman year at Spring High School, she met her |
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future husband, Derek Townsend; the couple exchanged wedding vows |
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on August 15, 1981, and they went on to share a rewarding marriage |
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that spanned more than four decades; she took great pride in their |
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son, Derek, and with the passing years, their cherished family grew |
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to include three grandchildren, Ryker, Kason, and Charlotte; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Townsend attended Lamar University, where she |
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was a pledge trainer and president of the Delta Lambda chapter of |
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Delta Zeta Sorority; she worked as an accountant in Beaumont and |
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opened the Gifts from the Heart gift shop with her sister Winnie; |
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later settling with her family in Tomball, Mrs. Townsend played an |
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active role in the community; she ran her husband's campaign for |
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local office and represented District 130 as a delegate at the |
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Republican State Convention on several occasions; she was also an |
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original member of the Yellow Rose of Texas Republican Women and |
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served the organization in several capacities, including as |
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president; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of devout faith, Mrs. Townsend was a Sunday |
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school teacher at Champion Forest Baptist Church and a longtime |
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member of the Christian Women's Club, and she served on the board of |
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Rosehill Christian School; she later joined First Baptist Church in |
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Tomball and co-chaired its greeting ministry; in her leisure time, |
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she loved to cook and entertain friends and family, and she took |
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pleasure in traveling, especially to the beach; and |
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WHEREAS, Lisa Townsend lived a caring and purposeful life |
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centered around her family, her faith, and her community, and she |
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will forever hold a special place in the hearts of those she leaves |
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behind; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Lisa Renee Stacey |
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Townsend and extend sincere condolences to the members of her |
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family: to her husband, Derek Townsend Sr.; to her son, Derek |
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Townsend II, and his wife, Alex; to her father, Leon Stacey Sr.; to |
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her siblings, Leon Stacey Jr. and Winnie Stacey; to her |
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grandchildren, Ryker James, Kason Scott, and Charlotte Blake; and |
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to her many 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 Lisa |
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Townsend. |
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Oliverson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1194 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 28, 2023. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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