Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	H.R. No. 496
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, The family and friends of admired conservationist
6	6	and river advocate Sky Marshal Jones-Lewey suffered an immeasurable
7	7	loss with her death on May 31, 2022, at the age of 64; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Sky Jones-Lewey was born to Marjory Helen Scott
9	9	Jones and Elmo King Jones on May 26, 1958, in Uvalde; from an early
10	10	age, she dedicated herself to the preservation of natural
11	11	resources, particularly the Nueces River, which ran alongside her
12	12	family's property, the Open V Ranch; and
13	13	WHEREAS, For more than two decades, Ms. Jones-Lewey served as
14	14	the resource protection and education director for the Nueces River
15	15	Authority, an organization that works to preserve, protect, and
16	16	develop surface water resources across some 15,000 square miles of
17	17	South Texas; along the way, she led wide-reaching efforts to
18	18	control invasive plants and protect water quality and spearheaded
19	19	such award-winning initiatives as the Up2U Litter Prevention
20	20	Campaign, the Watershed Stewardship Education Program, and the
21	21	Riparian Landowners Network curriculum; and
22	22	WHEREAS, Ms. Jones-Lewey's other worthy endeavors included
23	23	championing legislation to prevent direct wastewater discharges
24	24	into the remaining pristine streams of Texas, and she was
25	25	instrumental in the passage of Senate Bill 155, which prohibits the
26	26	use of motorized vehicles in navigable rivers; she was also
27	27	involved in educating others about the need for river protection,
28	28	and she published several editorials and helped edit a number of
29	29	field guides on how to be a better steward of land and water
30	30	resources; in 2022, she was honored as a River Hero by the River
31	31	Network for her efforts to protect and restore local waterways; and
32	32	WHEREAS, Sky Jones-Lewey lived a rich and purposeful life
33	33	devoted to conserving the natural splendor of Texas, and her
34	34	passion and commitment will forever inspire all those who knew and
35	35	loved her; now, therefore, be it
36	36	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
37	37	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Sky Marshal
38	38	Jones-Lewey and extend sincere condolences to the members of her
39	39	family: to Jefferson and Cherie Lewey; to Julie and Liia Lewey; to
40	40	her grandchildren, Jack Mathis and Sonora Sky; to her many friends
41	41	and colleagues; and to all others who mourn her passing; and, be it
42	42	further
43	43	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
44	44	prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
45	45	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Sky
46	46	Jones-Lewey.
47	47	King of Uvalde
48	48	______________________________
49	49	Speaker of the House
50	50	I certify that H.R. No. 496 was unanimously adopted by a
51	51	rising vote of the House on March 16, 2023.
52	52	______________________________
53	53	Chief Clerk of the House