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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at |
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| 6 | 7 | | the loss of Christina Susanne Lane of Corpus Christi, who died on |
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| 7 | 8 | | April 9, 2017, at the age of 34; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Christina Lane was born in Corpus Christi on October |
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| 9 | 10 | | 14, 1982, to Paula Davis Clark and Richard Scott Lane, and she grew |
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| 10 | 11 | | up on Padre Island, where she learned to love the outdoor life; when |
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| 11 | 12 | | she was 11, her family moved to Bastrop, and she was an active |
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| 12 | 13 | | member of the United Methodist Youth Fellowship at First United |
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| 13 | 14 | | Methodist Church; she graduated from Bastrop High School in 2001; |
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| 14 | 15 | | and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, In 2005, Ms. Lane received her bachelor's degree in |
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| 16 | 17 | | kinesiology and business at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi, |
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| 17 | 18 | | and she went on to earn teaching credentials and certifications in |
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| 18 | 19 | | physical education, health, business, and special education; while |
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| 19 | 20 | | attending Texas A&M, Ms. Lane met and fell in love with Cynee |
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| 20 | 21 | | Villarreal, and the couple were married in November 2014; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, In her roles as a teacher and as the head varsity |
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| 22 | 23 | | coach for girls' softball at West Oso High School, Ms. Lane was an |
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| 23 | 24 | | inspiring mentor, and she tried to instill in her players not only a |
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| 24 | 25 | | love of the game but also integrity and self-confidence; she was |
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| 25 | 26 | | also a licensed fishing captain and guide and the owner of Sea Lane |
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| 26 | 27 | | Outdoors, and she enjoyed participating in fishing tournaments; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, While Christina Lane's life ended far too soon, her |
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| 28 | 29 | | bright spirit will live on in the hearts of all those who knew and |
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| 29 | 30 | | loved her; now, therefore, be it |
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| 30 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 31 | 32 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Christina Susanne |
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| 32 | 33 | | Lane and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of her family: to |
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| 33 | 34 | | her wife, Cynee-Marie Villarreal-Lane; to her mother, Paula Davis |
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| 34 | 35 | | Clark; to her aunt, Pam Franks; to her uncles, Robert Franks, John |
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| 35 | 36 | | L. Davis Sr., and Frank Davis Jr.; to her cousins, John L. Davis |
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| 36 | 37 | | Jr., Justin and Kaitlyn Franks, and David Franks; and to her other |
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| 37 | 38 | | relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 40 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 40 | 41 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Christina |
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| 41 | 42 | | Lane. |
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