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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Denise |
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| 6 | 7 | | Rosalyn Davis Hopkins of Liberty Hill, who passed away on January |
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| 7 | 8 | | 30, 2015, at the age of 63; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The daughter of Joe and Hattie Davis, the former |
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| 9 | 10 | | Denise Davis was born in New Orleans on November 5, 1951; she grew |
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| 10 | 11 | | up in Hillsboro and graduated from Hillsboro High School and Hill |
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| 11 | 12 | | College; joined in matrimony to Terry L. Hopkins, an officer in the |
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| 12 | 13 | | United States Army, she became the devoted mother of four treasured |
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| 13 | 14 | | children, Tiffany, Adam, Benjamin, and Elizabeth; she shared a |
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| 14 | 15 | | fulfilling relationship of 30 years with Lieutenant Colonel Hopkins |
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| 15 | 16 | | before his untimely passing in 2002; fortunate enough to find love a |
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| 16 | 17 | | second time, she married Hal Harkins; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Hopkins taught in public schools in Hillsboro, |
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| 18 | 19 | | Mount Pleasant, and Red Oak before joining the faculty of Jo Ann |
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| 19 | 20 | | Ford Elementary in the Georgetown Independent School District as a |
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| 20 | 21 | | math and science teacher; proud of her adopted home, she loved to |
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| 21 | 22 | | share her knowledge of the state's heritage, and she played a key |
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| 22 | 23 | | role in the creation of the Texas History Wax Museum at the school; |
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| 23 | 24 | | she also delighted in taking her fourth-graders on trips to the |
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| 24 | 25 | | Bullock Texas State History Museum and the State Capitol; during |
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| 25 | 26 | | her 11-year tenure, she motivated others with her strong school |
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| 26 | 27 | | spirit, and she was an especially enthusiastic participant in |
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| 27 | 28 | | campus dress-up days; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Engaged in her community, Ms. Hopkins served as |
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| 29 | 30 | | secretary of the Aggie Moms Club of Williamson County, and she was a |
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| 30 | 31 | | valued member of St. John's United Methodist Church in Georgetown; |
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| 31 | 32 | | she performed in its bell choir and served the congregation in other |
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| 32 | 33 | | capacities as well; in her free time, she enjoyed skiing with her |
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| 33 | 34 | | family, but relegated to the bunny slope after 35 years, she |
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| 34 | 35 | | eventually decided she preferred leisurely weekends with |
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| 35 | 36 | | Mr. Harkins at bed-and-breakfast inns; she was also known for both |
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| 36 | 37 | | her inability to drive past a "sale" sign and her staunch opposition |
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| 37 | 38 | | to paying full price for shoes; and |
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| 38 | 39 | | WHEREAS, Denise Hopkins made a positive difference in the |
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| 39 | 40 | | lives of innumerable youngsters through her commitment to |
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| 40 | 41 | | education, and those who were privileged to know her will forever |
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| 41 | 42 | | treasure their memories of her bright smile, her wonderful sense of |
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| 42 | 43 | | humor, and her kind and caring ways; now, therefore, be it |
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| 43 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 44 | 45 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Denise Rosalyn |
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| 45 | 46 | | Davis Hopkins and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her |
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| 46 | 47 | | family: to her children, Tiffany Dawn Hopkins, Adam Bradford Davis |
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| 47 | 48 | | Hopkins, Benjamin John Davis Hopkins, and Elizabeth Anne Hopkins; |
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| 48 | 49 | | to her husband, Hal Harkins; and to her other relatives and many |
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| 49 | 50 | | friends; and, be it further |
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| 50 | 51 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 51 | 52 | | prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas House |
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| 52 | 53 | | of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Denise |
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| 53 | 54 | | Hopkins. |
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