HR1031 - In memory of Mary Helen VanDeaver of Clarksville.

      H.R. No. 1031       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their   memories of Mary Helen VanDeaver of Clarksville, who passed away on   March 27, 2025, at the age of 93; and          WHEREAS, The daughter of Bonnie Bell Meeks Rodgers, the   former Mary Helen Meeks was born in Paris, Texas, on December 27,   1931, and she grew up with a sister, Dorothy; she was joined in   matrimony to Charles L. VanDeaver on October 13, 1954, in a   ceremony conducted in Dallas; the couple resided in Navasota before   moving to Clarksville in 1963; they were blessed with three   children, Tommy, Gary, and Renea; and          WHEREAS, While devoting herself to her home and family,   Mrs. VanDeaver also used her gifts as a seamstress, making clothes   for her family, herself, and many other women in the community; she   eventually became the proprietor of VanDeaver Draperies, a popular   service for window treatments, and she later owned and operated   Mary Helen's dress shop; a marvelous cook, she loved to entertain   and to prepare food for events at First Baptist Church, where she   and her husband were longtime active members; she served the   congregation in numerous other capacities, and she was a member of   the Order of the Eastern Star; and          WHEREAS, Through the years, Mrs. VanDeaver's treasured   family grew to include 6 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren;   she and her husband shared a fulfilling relationship of 52 years   until his passing in 2007; and          WHEREAS, Mary Helen VanDeaver lived a full and generous life   surrounded by those she loved, and they will forever carry her close   in their hearts; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Mary Helen   VanDeaver and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family:   to her children, Tommy VanDeaver and his wife, Linda, Gary   VanDeaver and his wife, Pam, and Renea Thomas and her husband, Ken;   to her grandchildren, Jody and Heath VanDeaver, Kacey Launius,   Sarah Curtis, Melanie Mullins, and Katelyn Fibich; to her   great-grandchildren, Chloe, Camden, Wesley, Lawson, Ian, Abigail,   Loralie, and Zayleigh VanDeaver, Jake and Lydia Curtis, Evian   Pirtle, Clara, Suzanna, and Nevill Launius, and Eleanor Mullins;   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 Mary Helen   VanDeaver.     Landgraf   González of El Paso   Metcalf   Phelan   Meyer     Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw   Alders Guillen Morgan   Allen Harless Muñoz   Anchía Harris Noble   Ashby Harris Davila Olcott   Barry Harrison Oliverson   Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz   Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr   Bernal Hernandez Patterson   Bhojani Hickland Paul   Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso   Bowers Holt Perez of Harris   Bryant Hopper Phelan   Buckley Howard Pierson   Bucy Hull Plesa   Bumgarner Hunter Raymond   Button Isaac Reynolds   Cain Johnson Richardson   Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos   Canales Jones of Harris Romero   Capriglione Kerwin Rose   Cole King Rosenthal   Collier Kitzman Schatzline   Cook LaHood Schofield   Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft   Craddick Lambert Shaheen   Cunningham Landgraf Shofner   Curry Leach Simmons   Darby Leo Wilson Slawson   A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee   Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller   Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson   DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico   Dorazio Louderback Tepper   Dutton Lowe Thompson   Dyson Lozano Tinderholt   Fairly Lujan Toth   Flores Luther Troxclair   Frank Manuel Turner   Gámez Martinez VanDeaver   Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut   Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos   Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell   Gates Metcalf Vo   Gerdes Meyer Walle   Geren Meza Ward Johnson   Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton   González of Dallas Moody Wilson   González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu   Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 1031 was unanimously adopted by a rising   vote of the House on May 9, 2025.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House