H.R. No. 2144
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Residents of Lubbock lost a cherished neighbor and
an admired educator with the untimely passing of Christine L. Shinn
on December 22, 2008, at the age of 56; and
WHEREAS, Born on September 27, 1952, to Merton and Opal Teig
Eggeman in Missouri, the former Chris Eggeman graduated from Butler
High School and earned her bachelor's degree from the University of
Missouri--Columbia; she married Alan Shinn in 1977, and the couple
initially moved to Lubbock; they became the parents of two
daughters, Erin and Lauren; and
WHEREAS, When her husband accepted a teaching position at
Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Ms. Shinn enrolled
at the university and earned a master's degree in music education;
after the family returned to Lubbock, she began working as a music
teacher in area schools and spent the majority of her career at Iles
Elementary School; she became well-known for her exceptional
ability to communicate the language of music to her students and
retired in the spring of 2008 after many productive years in the
classroom; moreover, she served as chancel choir director at
Westminster Presbyterian Church, where she was a member of the
congregation; and
WHEREAS, Chris Shinn lived a caring and purposeful life that
was devoted to her family and to the art of music, and she will be
forever remembered with great fondness by all those who held her
dear; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Christine L. Shinn and
extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her
husband, Alan Shinn; to her daughters, Erin and Lauren Shinn; to her
sister, Martha Tatman, and her husband, Pete; and to her other
relatives and many friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Christine
Shinn.
Isett
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2144 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 21, 2009.
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Chief Clerk of the House