Bill Text: TX HR1194 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Lisa Renee Stacey Townsend of Tomball.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-28 - Reported enrolled [HR1194 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1194-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1194 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family and friends were deeply saddened by the | ||
| passing of Lisa Renee Stacey Townsend of Tomball on March 18, 2023, | ||
| at the age of 62; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The daughter of Leon and Marilyn Newell Stacey, the | ||
| former Lisa Stacey was born in Mobile, Alabama, on September 2, | ||
| 1960; during her freshman year at Spring High School, she met her | ||
| future husband, Derek Townsend; the couple exchanged wedding vows | ||
| on August 15, 1981, and they went on to share a rewarding marriage | ||
| that spanned more than four decades; she took great pride in their | ||
| son, Derek, and with the passing years, their cherished family grew | ||
| to include three grandchildren, Ryker, Kason, and Charlotte; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Townsend attended Lamar University, where she | ||
| was a pledge trainer and president of the Delta Lambda chapter of | ||
| Delta Zeta Sorority; she worked as an accountant in Beaumont and | ||
| opened the Gifts from the Heart gift shop with her sister Winnie; | ||
| later settling with her family in Tomball, Mrs. Townsend played an | ||
| active role in the community; she ran her husband's campaign for | ||
| local office and represented District 130 as a delegate at the | ||
| Republican State Convention on several occasions; she was also an | ||
| original member of the Yellow Rose of Texas Republican Women and | ||
| served the organization in several capacities, including as | ||
| president; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A woman of devout faith, Mrs. Townsend was a Sunday | ||
| school teacher at Champion Forest Baptist Church and a longtime | ||
| member of the Christian Women's Club, and she served on the board of | ||
| Rosehill Christian School; she later joined First Baptist Church in | ||
| Tomball and co-chaired its greeting ministry; in her leisure time, | ||
| she loved to cook and entertain friends and family, and she took | ||
| pleasure in traveling, especially to the beach; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Lisa Townsend lived a caring and purposeful life | ||
| centered around her family, her faith, and her community, and she | ||
| will forever hold a special place in the hearts of those she leaves | ||
| behind; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Lisa Renee Stacey | ||
| Townsend and extend sincere condolences to the members of her | ||
| family: to her husband, Derek Townsend Sr.; to her son, Derek | ||
| Townsend II, and his wife, Alex; to her father, Leon Stacey Sr.; to | ||
| her siblings, Leon Stacey Jr. and Winnie Stacey; to her | ||
| grandchildren, Ryker James, Kason Scott, and Charlotte Blake; 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 Lisa | ||
| Townsend. | ||
| Oliverson | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1194 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on April 28, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
