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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Residents of DeSoto lost two respected members of |
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| 6 | 7 | | their community with the passing of former city council member |
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| 7 | 8 | | James Zander, 68, and his wife, Linda Zander, 73, on December 21, |
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| 8 | 9 | | 2020; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Born on December 1, 1947, Linda Zander pursued a |
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| 10 | 11 | | career as an interior designer before becoming the chief financial |
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| 11 | 12 | | officer of her husband's insurance firm, James Zander & Associates; |
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| 12 | 13 | | she was a member of the DeSoto Chamber of Commerce Board of |
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| 13 | 14 | | Directors, chair of the Chamber of Commerce Gala, and former |
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| 14 | 15 | | president of Keep DeSoto Beautiful; she was also active in the Best |
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| 15 | 16 | | Southwest Chamber, Leadership Southwest, and the DeSoto Arts |
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| 16 | 17 | | Commission; moreover, she was named the Bobby Wattle DeSoto Chamber |
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| 17 | 18 | | of Commerce Citizen of the Year, and in 2017, she and Mr. Zander |
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| 18 | 19 | | were presented with the DeSoto Eagle; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, James Zander was born on April 23, 1952; he was a |
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| 20 | 21 | | graduate of the University of New Haven, Ohio University, and the |
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| 21 | 22 | | American College of Financial Services, and in 1983, he founded |
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| 22 | 23 | | James Zander & Associates; a leader in his community, he served on |
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| 23 | 24 | | the DeSoto City Council, the DeSoto Economic Development |
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| 24 | 25 | | Corporation Board, and the boards of the DeSoto ISD Education |
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| 25 | 26 | | Foundation and DeSoto Dining and Dialogue; he also contributed his |
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| 26 | 27 | | time and talents to several other civic organizations, including |
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| 27 | 28 | | the Dallas County ACA Coalition and the Community Emergency |
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| 28 | 29 | | Response Team; a member of the University of New Haven Board of |
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| 29 | 30 | | Governors, he was recognized by the school with a Distinguished |
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| 30 | 31 | | Alumni Award in 2006 and an honorary doctorate in 2018; and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, This esteemed couple were joined in matrimony on |
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| 32 | 33 | | July 8, 2006; they were valued congregants of Disciple Central |
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| 33 | 34 | | Community Church, and they delighted in time spent with their many |
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| 34 | 35 | | friends and loved ones; and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, James and Linda Zander shared a rich and purposeful |
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| 36 | 37 | | life together, and they leave behind a legacy of devotion to their |
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| 37 | 38 | | community that will be admired for many years to come; now, |
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| 38 | 39 | | therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 40 | 41 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the lives of James and Linda |
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| 41 | 42 | | Zander and extend deepest sympathy to all who mourn their passing; |
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| 42 | 43 | | and, be it further |
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| 43 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 45 | | prepared for their family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 45 | 46 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of James and |
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| 46 | 47 | | Linda Zander. |
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