| 2 | 3 | | |
|---|
| 3 | 4 | | |
|---|
| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
|---|
| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Residents of Comal County are mourning the loss of |
|---|
| 6 | 7 | | admired community leader Robbi Boone of Canyon Lake, who died on |
|---|
| 7 | 8 | | April 21, 2017, at the age of 75; and |
|---|
| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, A native of Chicago, the former Roberta Harris |
|---|
| 9 | 10 | | attended Northwestern University in Evanston and earned a master's |
|---|
| 10 | 11 | | degree in educational administration; she shared her love of |
|---|
| 11 | 12 | | teaching with her husband, Dan Boone, with whom she enjoyed more |
|---|
| 12 | 13 | | than 30 years of marriage before his passing in December 2016; the |
|---|
| 13 | 14 | | couple were the devoted parents of four children, Angela, Darcy, |
|---|
| 14 | 15 | | Todd, and Carrie, three of whom joined them in the teaching |
|---|
| 15 | 16 | | profession, and they also took great pride in their four |
|---|
| 16 | 17 | | grandchildren; and |
|---|
| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Following her retirement, Ms. Boone settled with |
|---|
| 18 | 19 | | her husband at Canyon Lake Ranch, where they operated several |
|---|
| 19 | 20 | | businesses, including a bed-and-breakfast; they both became deeply |
|---|
| 20 | 21 | | involved in the political life of Comal County, and Ms. Boone |
|---|
| 21 | 22 | | served as president of the Democrats of Comal County and later as |
|---|
| 22 | 23 | | chair of the Comal County Democratic Party; she seldom backed down |
|---|
| 23 | 24 | | from the challenge of advancing progressive causes and candidates |
|---|
| 24 | 25 | | in a Republican-dominated county, and the task of mobilizing voter |
|---|
| 25 | 26 | | support brought out her natural ability to lead and motivate |
|---|
| 26 | 27 | | others; she also served as first vice president of the Texas |
|---|
| 27 | 28 | | Democratic County Chairs Association and supported her husband in |
|---|
| 28 | 29 | | his own campaigns for office; and |
|---|
| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, This dynamic woman loved her adopted state and was |
|---|
| 30 | 31 | | active in many organizations over the years, and in her free time, |
|---|
| 31 | 32 | | she nurtured a lifelong interest in art by drawing and painting |
|---|
| 32 | 33 | | professionally; kind and generous, she had a positive outlook that |
|---|
| 33 | 34 | | was contagious and that galvanized everyone around her to do the |
|---|
| 34 | 35 | | best that they could to achieve their goals; and |
|---|
| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Robbi Boone was unyielding in fighting for the |
|---|
| 36 | 37 | | causes in which she believed, and although her loss is keenly felt, |
|---|
| 37 | 38 | | her passionate engagement in the world will forever inspire all |
|---|
| 38 | 39 | | those who were privileged to know her; now, therefore, be it |
|---|
| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
|---|
| 40 | 41 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Robbi Boone and extend |
|---|
| 41 | 42 | | heartfelt condolences to the members of her family: to her |
|---|
| 42 | 43 | | children, Angela Boone, Darcy Lessel and her husband, Jeff, Todd |
|---|
| 43 | 44 | | Silberman and his wife, Carolyn, and Carrie Silberman; to her |
|---|
| 44 | 45 | | grandchildren, Molly, Samuel, Claire, and Elizabeth; to her sister, |
|---|
| 45 | 46 | | Caryl, and her husband, Bob; and to her other relatives and friends; |
|---|
| 46 | 47 | | and, be it further |
|---|
| 47 | 48 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|---|
| 48 | 49 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
|---|
| 49 | 50 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Robbi |
|---|
| 50 | 51 | | Boone. |
|---|