81R35163 JNC-D
By: Flynn H.R. No. 2815
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Community leader and Justice of the Peace Ronnie L.
Daniell of Van Zandt County is celebrating his 62nd birthday on
August 27, 2009; and
WHEREAS, A native of Grand Saline, Judge Daniell was born to
Earl and Opal Smith Daniell; he graduated from Terrell High School
in 1967 and went on to attend the Dallas Institute of Funeral
Service and the Baptist Missionary Association Theological
Seminary in Jacksonville; and
WHEREAS, Judge Daniell has served as a pastor, funeral
director, and law enforcement chaplain with the Van Zandt County
Sheriff's Office and the local office of the Department of Public
Safety Highway Patrol; in 2002, he was elected justice of the peace
for Precinct 2, and he was reelected in 2006; and
WHEREAS, Active in a number of worthwhile initiatives, Judge
Daniell has served as chair of the Van Zandt County
Sesquicentennial Music Program and co-chair of the Van Zandt County
Sesquicentennial Choir, which has performed in the Capital Rotunda
every Van Zandt County Day since 1999, and he was called upon to
deliver the opening prayer in the Texas Senate on Van Zandt County
Day in 2005; and
WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Judge Daniell has enjoyed
the love and support of his high school sweetheart and wife, Linda,
and their life together has been blessed with a son, Troy, a
daughter-in-law, Nicky, and two grandchildren, Garrett and Kenzie;
and
WHEREAS, Ronnie Daniell has demonstrated an unwavering
commitment to his family, his faith, and his community throughout
his life, and it is a pleasure to join with his loved ones in
honoring him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Judge Ronnie L. Daniell on the
occasion of his 62nd birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes
for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Judge Daniell as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.