H.R. No. 2171
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at
the loss of Stuart Mason Wilkinson of McAllen, who passed away on
May 14, 2011, at the age of 24; and
WHEREAS, The son of Ray and Rosie Wilkinson, Stuart Wilkinson
was born in 1986 in Brownsville; he attended McAllen Memorial High
School, where he was a proud member of the Mustang football,
basketball, and track teams; in addition, he enjoyed working with
elementary school students as a volunteer for the PALS program, and
he participated in 4-H, Relay for Life, Easter Seals, and Monica's
Angels; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Wilkinson graduated from McAllen Memorial in
2005 and went on to attend Blinn College and South Texas College; he
had recently returned home to work with his father at the family
business, Wilkinson Ray Iron and Metal; and
WHEREAS, Kind, outgoing, and good-natured, Stuart Wilkinson
delighted in the company of his family and friends, and although he
will be deeply missed, memories of this beloved young man will
remain to comfort all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Stuart Wilkinson and
extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
parents, Ray and Rosie Wilkinson; to his brother, Bradley Oliver
Wilkinson; to his grandmother, M. Irene Vega; to his aunts, Norma
Cruz, Nancy Puente and her husband, Omar, Brenda Hellums, Dorothy
Ward and her husband, John, Kathy Schneider and her husband, Don,
and Sandy Beck and her husband, Jerry; to his uncles, Joe Vega,
Robert Vega and his wife, Norma, Gary Wilkinson and his wife, Sonia,
and Jim Wilkinson and his wife, Patsy; and to his other relatives
and friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Stuart
Mason Wilkinson.
Gonzales of Hidalgo
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2171 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 26, 2011.
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Chief Clerk of the House