H.R. No. 26
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Cherished memories remain to comfort the loved ones
of Betty Ann Peden of Hondo, who passed away on April 26, 2016, at
the age of 75; and
WHEREAS, A native of San Antonio, the former Ann Howard was
born on February 10, 1941, to David and Minnie Howard; continuing a
family tradition that reaches back four generations, she pursued a
career as a pharmacist, and after moving to Hondo, she purchased
Windrow Drug Store and operated it as Peden Rexall for some four
decades alongside her husband, Robert Peden; she also went on to
serve members of her profession as president of the Texas State
Board of Pharmacy; and
WHEREAS, Earlier in her life, Mrs. Peden worked as a
substitute teacher at the high school and middle school levels; she
had a lively interest in politics as well, having played an
instrumental role in the formation of the Medina County Republican
Party; she was a county chair for over 30 years and a longtime
member of the Texas Republican County Chairman's Association, and
she taught seminars all over the state on the responsibilities of a
county chair and various aspects of election law; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Peden was also a highly regarded member of her
community of faith at First Methodist Church, where she and her
husband sang in the choir, and she was a member and officer of
several organizations, among them the Hondo Garden Club and Sigma
Tau Sorority; above all else, she was a loving wife to her husband
of 54 years, a devoted mother to her sons, Scott and James, and a
doting grandmother of four grandchildren, Ashley, Robert, David,
and Ann; and
WHEREAS, Admired for her intelligence, her civic engagement,
and her kind and thoughtful nature, Ann Peden will be deeply missed,
and she will forever hold a special place in the hearts of those who
were fortunate enough to know her; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Betty Ann Peden and
extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her
husband, Bob Peden; to her sons, Scott Peden and his wife, Kari, and
James Peden and his wife, Kim; to her grandchildren, Ashley,
Robert, David, and Ann Peden; to her sister, Rebecca Harris, and her
husband, Frank; to her brother, David Lee Howard; and to her other
relatives and many friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Betty Ann
Peden.
Murr
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 26 was unanimously adopted by a rising
vote of the House on February 23, 2017.
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Chief Clerk of the House