| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2221 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Michael Winston Flower |
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| 6 | 6 | | of Corpus Christi were deeply saddened by his passing on April 14, |
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| 7 | 7 | | 2023, at the age of 60; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The son of Winston and Kathleen Flower, Michael |
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| 9 | 9 | | Flower was born in North Platte, Nebraska, on August 5, 1962, and he |
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| 10 | 10 | | grew up with the companionship of his brother, Patrick, and his |
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| 11 | 11 | | half-siblings, David and Linda; in 1980, he graduated from Nelson |
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| 12 | 12 | | High School, and he went on to attend the University of |
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| 13 | 13 | | Nebraska-Lincoln; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Flower worked for Thermo King and Ikon Solutions |
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| 15 | 15 | | before establishing his own photography business, Parkside |
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| 16 | 16 | | Imaging, where he specialized in weddings and quinceañeras; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Above all else, Mr. Flower was devoted to his |
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| 18 | 18 | | family; he shared a rewarding marriage with his wife, Michelle, |
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| 19 | 19 | | that spanned 35 years, and he took immense pride in their three |
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| 20 | 20 | | daughters, Anastasia, Allison, and Ashley; a man of strong faith, |
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| 21 | 21 | | he was baptized on May 9, 1999, at First Baptist Corpus Christi; in |
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| 22 | 22 | | his leisure time, he enjoyed watching his girls in various |
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| 23 | 23 | | activities and cheering on the Nebraska Cornhuskers; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Although Michael Flower will be deeply missed, he |
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| 25 | 25 | | has left his family and friends with a wealth of memories that they |
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| 26 | 26 | | will forever treasure; now, therefore, be it |
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| 27 | 27 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 28 | 28 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Michael Winston |
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| 29 | 29 | | Flower and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: |
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| 30 | 30 | | to his wife, Michelle McKevitt Flower; to his daughters, Anastasia, |
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| 31 | 31 | | Allison, and Ashley Flower; to his brother, Patrick Flower, and his |
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| 32 | 32 | | wife, Stacy; to his brother-in-law, Larry McKevitt, and his |
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| 33 | 33 | | husband, Sergio; to his sisters-in-law, Barbara McKevitt Renken and |
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| 34 | 34 | | her husband, Travis, and Debbie McKevitt and her fiancé, Preston |
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| 35 | 35 | | Gehle; to his nieces and nephews, Kayla McClintock, McKinley |
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| 36 | 36 | | Flower, Cameron McKevitt, Mariah Renken Wendelin, Tatum Renken, |
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| 37 | 37 | | Tanner Renken, Jasmine Thompson, and Zachary Tippin; and to his |
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| 38 | 38 | | other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 41 | 41 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Michael |
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| 42 | 42 | | Flower. |
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| 43 | 43 | | Herrero |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 46 | 46 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2221 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 47 | 47 | | rising vote of the House on May 29, 2023. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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