H.R. No. 2689
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the untimely death
of Mandy McLane Wilkins of Waxahachie on April 7, 2009, at the age
of 36; and
WHEREAS, Born in Corsicana on January 22, 1973, the former
Mandy McLane was the daughter of William Delano McLane and Mary Ann
Clark McLane; she graduated in 1991 from Waxahachie High School and
married Michael Wilkins on December 31, 1995; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Wilkins attended Bauder Fashion College in
Arlington and worked in marketing and display at Bealls department
store; she was a skilled seamstress and, in her leisure, enjoyed
embroidery and spending time with her dogs; moreover, she took
great pleasure in the company of her family; and
WHEREAS, Although she will be deeply missed, Mandy Wilkins
will long be remembered with great affection and admiration 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 Mandy McLane Wilkins
and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her
husband, Michael Wilkins; to her parents, Del and Mary Ann McLane;
to her siblings, Devin McLane, Keri McCoy and her husband, Steven,
and Kristi Floyd and her husband, Todd; to her nephew, Ian Crooks;
to her niece, Averi Floyd; 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 Mandy
McLane Wilkins.
Pitts
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2689 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 31, 2009.
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Chief Clerk of the House