Bill Text: TX HR641 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Frankie Sprabary on her receipt of an honorary diploma from Lewisville High School.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-13 - Reported enrolled [HR641 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR641-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 641 |
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WHEREAS, Frankie Sprabary received an honorary diploma from | ||
Lewisville High School at a ceremony conducted on February 6, 2017, | ||
and it is indeed a pleasure to recognize this esteemed member of the | ||
Class of 1946; and | ||
WHEREAS, During the final semester of her senior year, the | ||
former Frankie Lester was returning home from a movie in Denton with | ||
her high school sweetheart, H. L. "Abe" Sprabary, when their car was | ||
struck by a drunk driver; her future husband was able to graduate, | ||
but her injuries prevented her from completing her courses; and | ||
WHEREAS, The couple married after Mrs. Sprabary recovered | ||
from the accident, and they became the parents of four children, | ||
Larry, Aleshia, Amilia, and Paul; Mr. Sprabary's career in the U.S. | ||
Air Force took them to North Africa, Italy, Germany, and France, and | ||
Mrs. Sprabary, trained as an opera singer, joined the Air Force | ||
Choir and performed in churches across the United States as well as | ||
in Europe; she is also a self-taught pianist, organist, and | ||
painter; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1976, the family returned to Lewisville, and | ||
following Mr. Sprabary's untimely death, Mrs. Sprabary took on the | ||
role of breadwinner, assisting home-schooled children; she is a | ||
charter member of Temple Baptist Church, where she was the featured | ||
soloist for two decades; in addition, she has supported historic | ||
preservation, serving on the board of Chinn's Chapel and helping to | ||
compile a book on the 19th-century country church; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although her formal education was interrupted, | ||
Mrs. Sprabary has always been an avid learner, and she instilled | ||
the love of knowledge and reading in her children, all college | ||
graduates; her family has grown through the years to include four | ||
grandchildren, Chris, Victoria, and Autumn Sprabary and Olivia | ||
Ceniceros, along with a great-grandchild, Skylar Sprabary; and | ||
WHEREAS, Frankie Sprabary has met life's challenges with | ||
grace, wisdom, and determination, and she is a source of | ||
inspiration to all who are fortunate enough to know her; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Frankie Sprabary on her receipt of | ||
an honorary diploma from Lewisville High School and extend to her | ||
sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mrs. Sprabary as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Simmons | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 641 | ||
was adopted by the House on March | ||
9, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||