| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2035 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The life of an admired business owner, community |
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| 6 | 6 | | leader, and wife and mother drew to a close with the untimely death |
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| 7 | 7 | | of Laurie Bushong Lang of Boerne on September 24, 2008, at the age |
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| 8 | 8 | | of 50; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born on September 20, 1958, to Perry and Joan |
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| 10 | 10 | | Bushong in Kerrville, the former Laurie Bushong grew up on Cedar |
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| 11 | 11 | | Springs Ranch in Mountain Home; she graduated from Rocksprings High |
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| 12 | 12 | | School and earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from |
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| 13 | 13 | | Texas A&M University; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, On July 12, 1980, she exchanged vows with Michael |
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| 15 | 15 | | David Lang; the couple enjoyed a rewarding marriage of more than 28 |
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| 16 | 16 | | years and were blessed with two children, Jeff and Sarah; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, The family settled in San Antonio in 1982, where |
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| 18 | 18 | | Mrs. Lang worked for attorney Steve Kosub; in 1991, she was hired to |
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| 19 | 19 | | manage the Kendall County Abstract Company, which she and her |
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| 20 | 20 | | husband later purchased; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Lang was very active in her faith and a |
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| 22 | 22 | | dedicated member of Messiah Lutheran Church in Boerne; in addition, |
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| 23 | 23 | | she was a member and former president of the Sunrise Rotary Club of |
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| 24 | 24 | | Boerne and served on the board of trustees for the Boerne |
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| 25 | 25 | | Independent School District in 2004 and 2005; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Always one to find great joy in the happiness of |
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| 27 | 27 | | others, Laurie Lang never forgot a birthday, an anniversary, or any |
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| 28 | 28 | | special occasion in the lives of her friends, family, and |
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| 29 | 29 | | employees; although she is deeply missed, memories of the many |
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| 30 | 30 | | happy times spent in her company remain to comfort all those who |
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| 31 | 31 | | held her dear; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 33 | 33 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Laurie Bushong Lang |
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| 34 | 34 | | and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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| 35 | 35 | | husband, Michael David Lang; to her children, Jeffrey Michael Lang |
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| 36 | 36 | | and Sarah Lang Goodman; to her parents, Perry and Joan Bushong; to |
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| 37 | 37 | | her sister, Jane Brown; and to her other relatives and many friends; |
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| 38 | 38 | | and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 41 | 41 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Laurie |
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| 42 | 42 | | Lang. |
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| 43 | 43 | | Hilderbran |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 46 | 46 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2035 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 47 | 47 | | rising vote of the House on May 19, 2009. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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