SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 68
 
 
  In Memory
  of
  Bonnalee Asbury
 
         WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their
  memories of Bonnalee Pell Asbury of Longview, who passed away on
  August 8, 2025, at the age of 97; and
 
         WHEREAS, Born on December 23, 1927, in Rockford, Illinois,
  to William and Marjorie Pell, the former Bonnalee Pell grew up on
  a farm with the companionship of her older brother, William;
  after graduating from East Rockford High School in 1945, she
  earned an associate's degree from Blackburn College in
  Carlinville in May 1947; while there, she met the love of her
  life, James William Asbury, with whom she exchanged wedding vows
  on May 29, 1948; and
 
         WHEREAS, The newlyweds moved to Champagne, Illinois, where
  Mrs. Asbury worked for Sullivan Chevrolet while her husband
  pursued an engineering degree at the University of Illinois; in
  1950, the couple made their home in Hastings, Nebraska, and they
  went on to raise four children in that community, William,
  Katherine, James, and Thomas; Mr. Asbury's career subsequently
  took them to Longview in 1983; she and her husband shared an
  extraordinary 72 years of marriage until his passing in 2020; and
 
         WHEREAS, Through the years, Mrs. Asbury's cherished family
  grew to include seven grandchildren, Brett, Tom, Jon, Ben,
  Kristen, Evan, and Elizabeth, along with several
  great-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren; a woman of
  strong faith, she was an active member of the First United
  Methodist Churches in both Hastings and Longview, and she enjoyed
  taking part in Bible study and prayer groups; she also found
  great fulfillment in volunteering, and her favorite pastimes
  included traveling and playing golf with her husband; and
 
         WHEREAS, Bonnalee Asbury led a caring and purposeful life,
  and her loss is keenly felt by all who were touched by her
  affection and friendship; now, therefore, be it
 
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
  Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory
  of Bonnalee Pell Asbury and extend sincere sympathy to the
  members of her family: to her children, William Asbury and his
  wife, Luanne, Katherine Schnake and her husband, Marc, and James
  Asbury and his wife, Cathy; to her grandchildren, Brett Asbury
  and his wife, Jen, Tom Asbury and his wife, Keely, Jon Schnake,
  Ben Schnake and his wife, Jess, Kristen Madsen and her husband,
  Craig, Evan Asbury and his wife, Rachel, and Elizabeth Briggs and
  her husband, Thomas; to her great-grandchildren, Will, Luca,
  Hudson, and Casey Asbury and Genevieve and Annabelle Briggs; to
  her step-great-grandchildren, Damon and Tucker Atkinson and
  Christian and Bowen Madsen; to her brother, William Pell; and to
  her other relatives and friends; and, be it further
 
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
  prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns
  this day, it do so in memory of Bonnalee Asbury.
 
  Hughes
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on September 4, 2025,
    by a rising vote.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate