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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Suzanne Linbeck |
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Reynolds of Houston were deeply saddened by her passing on |
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January 18, 2023, at the age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Leo Edward Linbeck and Patti Ruth |
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Maloney Linbeck, the former Suzanne Linbeck was born in Houston on |
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July 29, 1937; she grew up with a brother, Leo, and a sister, |
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Patricia "Poppy," and attended St. Anne Catholic School, St. Agnes |
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Academy, St. Mary's College, Barat College, and the University of |
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St. Thomas; and |
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WHEREAS, She married the love of her life, Frank Fisher |
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Reynolds Jr., on September 7, 1959; they became the proud parents of |
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five children, Frank, Stephen, Kent, Suzanne, and Andrea, and |
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provided them with a foundation of strong faith; eventually, |
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Mrs. Reynolds was blessed with 12 grandchildren, and she instilled |
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in them the same enduring values; her greatest delight was spending |
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time with her loved ones, and she especially enjoyed shopping with |
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her grandchildren for their birthdays and attending their school |
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events; she shared a fulfilling marriage of 54 years with her |
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husband until his passing; and |
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WHEREAS, A devout, longtime member of St. Anne and Holy |
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Rosary Parishes, Mrs. Reynolds belonged to the Knights of the Holy |
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Sepulchre, the Knights of Malta, St. Anne's Guild, and the Charity |
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Guild of Catholic Women; moreover, she was a founder and leader in |
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both Houston Right to Life and Texas Right to Life; she also served |
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on the board of the University of St. Thomas; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Suzanne Reynolds is sadly missed, her |
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steadfast commitment to her family and her faith will forever |
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remain a source of inspiration to all who were fortunate enough to |
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know her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Suzanne Linbeck Reynolds and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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children, Frank Fisher Reynolds III and his wife, Maria, the |
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Reverend Stephen Bartlett Reynolds, Kent Linbeck Reynolds and his |
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wife, Alissa, Suzanne "Muffet" Reynolds Laine and her husband, |
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Matthew, and Andrea Leigh Reynolds; to her grandchildren, Fisher |
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Reynolds IV and his wife, Brooke, Kayla Tompkins, Stephen, Carmen, |
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Rebecca, Virginia, Thomas, and John Reynolds, Reid, Caroline, and |
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Charles Laine, and Matthew Laine Jr.; to her great-grandchild, |
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Jacqueline Reynolds; to her brothers-in-law, Peter Doyle, Norman |
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Reynolds and his wife, Sally, and Richard Reynolds and his wife, |
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Susie; to her sisters-in-law, Bette Linbeck and Judy Brand; and to |
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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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Suzanne Reynolds. |