H.R. No. 2311
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories
of Jalil Hanna Foty of Missouri City, who passed away on June 15,
2014, at the age of 79; and
WHEREAS, Born on November 4, 1934, in Ramallah, Palestine,
Jalil Foty was the son of Hanna and Jamila Foty; he was raised with
the companionship of two siblings, his sister, Jalila, and his
brother, Mufid; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Foty immigrated to the United States, making his
home in the Houston area, and shared a rewarding relationship with
his wife, Lillian; he was the proud father of six children, Imad,
Nihad, Fuad, Jihad, Dina, and Ghada, and with the passing years, he
had the pleasure of seeing his family grow to include 20
grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Jalil Hanna Foty enjoyed a life that was rich in the
intangibles that matter most, and he is deeply missed by all those
who held him dear; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jalil Hanna Foty and
extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife,
Lillian Zaybak Foty; to his sons, Nihad Foty and his wife, Jean,
Fuad Foty and his wife, Mona, and Jihad Foty; to his daughters, Dina
Ibrahim Shanar and Ghada Foty Saifi and her husband, Samer; to his
brother, Mufid Foteh, and his wife, Suhaila; to his grandchildren
and great-grandchildren; 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 Jalil Hanna
Foty.
Bohac
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2311 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 21, 2015.
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Chief Clerk of the House