Bill Text: TX HR187 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Connie Colleen Todd of Odessa.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-26 - Reported enrolled [HR187 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR187-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 187 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and | ||
| meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the friends and family | ||
| of Connie Colleen Todd of Odessa, who passed away on June 5, 2013, | ||
| at the age of 75; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Clover, Idaho, on October 27, 1937, to Helen | ||
| and Johnny Williamson, the former Connie Williamson graduated from | ||
| high school in Buhl, Idaho, and subsequently attended Boise | ||
| Business College; a successful entrepreneur, she owned T&C Sales | ||
| and was a co-owner of Urban Land Company and M&J Sitter Service; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Todd served in a Republican women's club and | ||
| volunteered her time with Make-A-Wish, Court Appointed Special | ||
| Advocates, and the Civil Air Patrol; a woman of faith, she belonged | ||
| to the First Church of the Nazarene; in her spare time, she enjoyed | ||
| gardening, collecting miniature lighthouses and cars, and tending | ||
| her powder blue 1979 Corvette; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A devoted wife and mother, Mrs. Todd shared more | ||
| than four decades of marriage with her husband, Tom, and she | ||
| cherished her three children, Tammy, Mike, and Mindy; with the | ||
| passing years, she experienced the joy of welcoming into her family | ||
| 6 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Connie Todd | ||
| will remember the way she touched their lives with her warmth and | ||
| generosity, and she will forever occupy a treasured place in their | ||
| hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of | ||
| Connie Colleen Todd and extend sincere condolences to the members | ||
| of her family: to her husband, Tom Todd; to her children, Tammy | ||
| Todd, Mike Todd and his wife, Anita, and Mindy Gregg and her | ||
| husband, Wiley; to her siblings, Rita Strong, Johnny Williamson, | ||
| Betty Williamson, and Lana Salter; to her grandchildren, Tia Gregg, | ||
| Rusty Waggoner, Jason LeMoine, Jessica Gregg, Ashley Carpenter, and | ||
| Amber Gregg; to her great-grandchildren, Brentley Swabby, Kagen | ||
| Waggoner, Keaton Waggoner, Khloe Pearson, Faith Becker, Dayton | ||
| LeMoine, Colton Gregg, Jayden Carpenter, Mallory Carpenter, | ||
| William Carpenter, Jr., Emma Darby, and Kensley Darby; and to her | ||
| 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 Connie | ||
| Todd. | ||
| Lewis | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 187 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on June 25, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
