H.R. No. 3389
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Deanna Zimmerman is retiring from the office of
State Representative Bill Zedler in 2015, concluding 27 years of
distinguished service to the Texas Legislature; and
WHEREAS, For more than seven years, Ms. Zimmerman has
provided invaluable support to Representative Zedler as his
district director and chief of staff; she began her career in the
office of State Representative Kent Grusendorf in 1988, and she
first joined the staff of Representative Zedler in 2006; for one
legislative session, she was employed in the office of
Representative Linda Harper-Brown, and she then returned to
Representative Zedler's staff; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Zimmerman has also made a positive difference in
her community through her civic leadership; she has served the
Arlington Chamber of Commerce as a two-term member of the
Governmental Affairs Committee and as an ex-officio member of the
Public Policy Advisory Committee; active in the Republican Party,
she served two terms as scholarship chair for the Texas Federation
of Republican Women, and she was a founding member of the Reagan
Legacy Republican Women; moreover, she was named the 2000 Volunteer
of the Year by the Tarrant County Republican Party State District
10; and
WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Zimmerman has enjoyed the
love and support of her husband of 32 years, John Zimmerman, their
children, John Clark, Gregory, and Justin, and their grandchildren,
Ravin, Kailey, Payton, Paul, J.C., Garrett, and J.C.; following
Ms. Zimmerman's retirement, she and her husband are moving to
Whitesboro, where they plan to raise cattle; the couple are also
looking forward to taking long trips in their new travel trailer;
and
WHEREAS, Deanna Zimmerman has greatly benefited her fellow
citizens over the course of more than a quarter-century in state
government, and she may indeed reflect with pride on her
accomplishments as she embarks on the next exciting chapter of her
life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Deanna Zimmerman on her retirement
from state government and extend to her sincere best wishes for
continued happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Zimmerman as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Klick
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 3389 was adopted by the House on May
30, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House