H.R. No. 2916
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The untimely passing of Lisa Hood Urban of Baytown
on November 17, 2007, at the age of 51, brought a profoundly felt
loss to her family, to her friends and colleagues, and to the
residents of her community; and
WHEREAS, Born in Houston on May 20, 1956, this esteemed Texan
relocated to Baytown with her family in 1965; as a youth, she worked
in the accounting office of The Baytown Sun before graduating from
Ross S. Sterling High School in 1974; she attended Lee College, but
later transferred to The University of Texas at Austin, and she
graduated with honors; she met her future husband, Johnny Urban,
while she was in college, and in 1982, the couple returned to
Baytown, where they raised their two sons, John Paul and Matthew;
and
WHEREAS, Ms. Urban established the accounting firm
Mendelovitz Urban and Associates in Baytown, and despite her busy
professional life, she devoted countless hours to area
organizations; she was a member of the Rotary Club of Baytown, and
she was active on the Police Academy Advisory Board and in the
United Way of Baytown Area and St. Jude's Catholic Church in
Highlands; she also served as president of the Lakewood Civic
Association and as the first female chair of the Baytown Chamber of
Commerce, and she was on the board of the Friends of Lee College
Foundation; a dedicated volunteer, Ms. Urban was the chair of the
Baytown Area Community Long-Range Planning Commission and the
co-chair of the Regional Urban Design Assistant Team, and she was
named The Baytown Sun Citizen of the Year in 1996; and
WHEREAS, With her generosity and civic leadership, Lisa Urban
benefited her community in myriad ways, and her remarkable legacy
will be forever treasured by all those who were fortunate enough to
know her; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Lisa Hood Urban and
extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her husband
of three decades, Johnny Urban; to her sons, John Paul Urban III and
Matthew Urban; to her parents, Betty Joe and David Boothe; to her
sisters, Rita Sheppard and Dee Anne Navarre; to her stepbrother and
sister-in-law, Greg and Debbie Boothe; to her mother-in-law, Fern
Urban; 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 Lisa Hood
Urban.
Smith of Harris
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2916 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on June 1, 2009.
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Chief Clerk of the House