Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	H.R. No. 2061
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Chambers County lost a beloved resident with the
6	6	passing of Linnie Evelyn Stephenson Standley of Smith Point on
7	7	May 11, 2023, at the age of 101; and
8	8	WHEREAS, The daughter of Jessie Ralph Stephenson and Ruby
9	9	Lena Nelson, the former Evelyn Stephenson was born in Corpus
10	10	Christi on May 11, 1922; she grew up as the oldest of seven
11	11	siblings, and in 1927 her family moved to Smith Point, where she
12	12	began her education in a one-room schoolhouse; she then lived in
13	13	Galveston with her grandmother for three years to attend Ball High
14	14	School; after graduation, she married Morris Standley on September
15	15	9, 1940; they were blessed with a son, Ronald Morris Standley; and
16	16	WHEREAS, Mrs. Standley began working for the Anahuac
17	17	Independent School District in 1945 as a bus driver; she gladly
18	18	performed any task that needed to be done, and during summers, she
19	19	helped her husband build a 40-foot shrimp boat; having taken
20	20	college courses to become a dietician, she eventually oversaw three
21	21	school cafeterias; she retired from Anahuac ISD in 1988; and
22	22	WHEREAS, Dedicated to her community, Mrs. Standley was a
23	23	founding member and an emergency care assistant for the Smith Point
24	24	Volunteer Fire Department; for decades, she served both that
25	25	department and Chambers County Fire and Rescue as treasurer and
26	26	secretary; a lifelong member of Smith Point Community Church, she
27	27	also served the church as secretary and treasurer for over 40 years
28	28	and taught Sunday school as well; she kept the books for numerous
29	29	groups and gave generously of her time and talents to a host of
30	30	organizations, among them the Chambers County 4-H Horse Club,
31	31	American Legion Auxiliary, and the United Daughters of the
32	32	Confederacy; moreover, she shared her knowledge extensively with
33	33	the Chambers County Historical Commission for the benefit of future
34	34	generations, donated items with detailed information, and helped
35	35	tend cemeteries and place markers; and
36	36	WHEREAS, Evelyn Standley made a lasting, positive difference
37	37	through her wide-ranging contributions, and she will be remembered
38	38	with deep admiration and affection by all who were privileged to
39	39	know her; now, therefore, be it
40	40	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
41	41	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Linnie Evelyn
42	42	Stephenson Standley and extend sincere condolences to the members
43	43	of her family: to her daughter-in-heart, Linda Vaughan, and her
44	44	husband, Bugs; to her grandchildren, Morris Dwayne Standley and his
45	45	wife, Michele, Dustin Lynn Standley and his wife, Julie, Davonna
46	46	Marie Wilson and her husband, Phillip, John Louis Cionek and his
47	47	wife, Janet, Clayton Ray Vaughan and his wife, Tiffany, and Brandon
48	48	Cole Vaughan; to her brother, Charles Jesse "Tootie" Stephenson; to
49	49	her 12 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren; and to
50	50	her many other relatives and friends; and, be it further
51	51	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
52	52	prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
53	53	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Evelyn
54	54	Standley.
55	55	Leo-Wilson
56	56	______________________________
57	57	Speaker of the House
58	58	I certify that H.R. No. 2061 was unanimously adopted by a
59	59	rising vote of the House on May 29, 2023.
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61	61	Chief Clerk of the House