Bill Text: TX HR2031 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Kathleen Kennedy Mazanti.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-26 - Reported enrolled [HR2031 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2031-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2031 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Cherished memories remain to comfort the family and | ||
| friends of Kathleen Kennedy Mazanti, who passed away on April 15, | ||
| 2023, at the age of 80; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The former Kathleen Kennedy was born in Janesville, | ||
| Wisconsin, on July 28, 1942, to William and Elizabeth Lewis | ||
| Kennedy, and she grew up with the companionship of six siblings, | ||
| Genevieve, Mike, William, Joseph, Elizabeth, and Mary Elaine; she | ||
| graduated from Pine Bluff High School in Arkansas in 1960; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Following her graduation, Mrs. Mazanti was hired as | ||
| a flight attendant for Braniff Airways, and she later served as a | ||
| school secretary for Trinity Episcopal School in Pine Bluff; after | ||
| moving to Texas, she worked in accounting for transport companies | ||
| in both Austin and the Dallas/Fort Worth area; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Mazanti enjoyed a rewarding marriage with her | ||
| husband, Vincent Mazanti, who preceded her in death; the couple | ||
| were blessed with 3 children, Susan, Mark, and Sharon, and their | ||
| family eventually grew to include 8 grandchildren and 17 | ||
| great-grandchildren; Mrs. Mazanti was admired for her quick wit and | ||
| her kind and gentle nature, and she enjoyed such activities as | ||
| reading, cooking, and creating art in a variety of media, including | ||
| stained glass, jewelry, and ink drawings; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to share in this treasured | ||
| woman's love and friendship will always remember her with great | ||
| admiration and affection; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Kathleen Kennedy | ||
| Mazanti and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of her family: | ||
| to her children, Susan Wright, Mark Mazanti and his wife, Angela, | ||
| and Sharon Lowe; to her grandchildren, Sarah Mazanti Clark and her | ||
| husband, Paul, Ethan Mazanti, Alex Mazanti and his wife, Danielle, | ||
| Amara Lowe Brown and her husband, Zack, Grace Lowe and her husband, | ||
| David Sykes, Derek Wright, Justin Wright and his wife, Susan, and | ||
| Rachel Wright Allen and her husband, Jeff; to her | ||
| great-grandchildren, Hayden and Chloe Clark, Uriah and Gabriel | ||
| Mazanti, Harper and Creed Lowe, Roper Brown, Braelyn Sykes, Reagan, | ||
| Madison, Kennedy, and Taylor Wright, and Avery, Owen, Amelia, | ||
| Annabel, and Egan Allen; to her siblings, Genevieve Kennedy Wilkins | ||
| and Mike Kennedy and his wife, Karen; to her brother-in-law, Gary | ||
| Holte; and to her other relatives and many dear 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 Kathleen | ||
| Mazanti. | ||
| Cook | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2031 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 25, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
