88R21665 BK-D
By: Burns H.R. No. 986
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their
memories of Saundra Gail Cullins Holland of Rockwall, who passed
away on March 17, 2023, at the age of 59; and
WHEREAS, The former Saundra Cullins was born in Heath on July
1, 1963, to Ila and Douglas Cullins, and she enjoyed a close bond
with her sisters, Dana and Terri; she graduated from Rockwall High
School in 1981, and the following year, she married Lance Holland,
whom she had known since the fifth grade; the couple became the
devoted parents of a son, Justin; and
WHEREAS, As a young wife and mother, Mrs. Holland was
employed as a legal assistant for the law office of Donald
R. Stodghill; she later worked alongside her husband to grow their
family business, Regal Realtors, and in addition to being the
company's co-owner, she served as a licensed agent, real estate
assistant, and compliance officer; over the years, she was a
supportive presence for many of the agents who worked for the
company, and she was honored on multiple occasions with its "Most
Valuable Player" award; and
WHEREAS, Family was always Mrs. Holland's foremost priority;
she and her husband shared nearly 30 years of marriage before his
passing in 2011, and she took great pride in their son and in their
two granddaughters, Wiley and Emma; she enjoyed cheering on her
loved ones at sports games, cheer competitions, and dance recitals
and going on cruises, family beach vacations, and trips with her
friends; she also found great comfort and inspiration in her faith;
and
WHEREAS, Saundra Holland lived a life that was rich in the
intangibles that matter most, and she will be remembered with deep
admiration and affection by all those who held her dear; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Saundra Gail
Cullins Holland and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of her
family: to her son, State Representative Justin Holland, and his
wife, Neely; to her granddaughters, Wiley Beth Holland and Emma
Cullins Holland; to her sisters, Dana Kay Macalik and her husband,
Jeff, and Terri Raye Ferguson and her husband, James; to her
sister-in-law, Dawn Ewing, and brother-in-law, Rodney Holland; to
her nieces and nephews; and to her many other relatives and 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 Saundra
Holland.