Bill Text: TX HR118 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Sharon Renae Watson Sternes of DeSoto.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-01-14 - Reported enrolled [HR118 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR118-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 118 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family, friends, and colleagues are mourning the | ||
| loss of Sharon Renae Watson Sternes of DeSoto, who passed away on | ||
| January 7, 2011, at the age of 48; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born on April 13, 1962, Sharon Watson was the second | ||
| child of Rainey Morris Watson and Lucy Nelle Scott-Watson; she | ||
| attended public schools in Lorenzo and then enrolled at Texas Tech | ||
| University, graduating with a bachelor of arts degree in political | ||
| science, and she went on to earn a master's degree in family studies | ||
| from Texas Woman's University; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After completing her undergraduate studies, Ms. | ||
| Sternes married the love of her life, Kenneth Ray Sternes, and the | ||
| couple shared a rewarding partnership until his passing; their | ||
| union was blessed with two treasured sons, Rainey Alan and Ryan | ||
| Jewel; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An individual who understood the value of education, | ||
| Ms. Sternes was a member of the DeSoto school board for nine years, | ||
| most recently distinguishing herself as president after previously | ||
| holding the offices of vice president and secretary; she also | ||
| served the youth of her area as an administrator and program | ||
| specialist for the Office of Head Start in Dallas, and she was a | ||
| lifetime member of the PTA and belonged to the Texas Caucus of Black | ||
| School Board Members; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This respected community leader was involved in the | ||
| Society of Government Meeting Professionals and Concerned DeSoto | ||
| Citizens, and both organizations honored her with their President's | ||
| Award and other recognitions; moreover, she was an active member of | ||
| the Antioch Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas and took | ||
| part in charitable endeavors such as the Sisterhood Helping Hands | ||
| group; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Known for her no-nonsense but fun-loving approach to | ||
| the world, Sharon Sternes made a positive and lasting difference in | ||
| her community, and her legacy of achievement will live on in the | ||
| hearts of the countless people touched by her good works; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Sharon Renae Watson | ||
| Sternes and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to | ||
| her sons, Rainey Alan Sternes and Ryan Jewel Sternes; to her | ||
| goddaughter, Erin Bell; to her sister, Cynthia Watson-Banks and her | ||
| husband, Gregory; to her brothers, Randy A. Watson and Russell D. | ||
| Watson; to her godsister, Magic Ford Langston; to her | ||
| mother-in-law, Raythetta B. Sternes; to her godmother, Nelda | ||
| Jackson; to her aunts, Rosie Lee Wall, Lenora B. Scott Long, and | ||
| Frankie Lawson; to her uncles, Robert Watson, Sr., and Charlie | ||
| Baker and his wife, Mary; to her brother-in-law, Julius B. Sternes; | ||
| and to her other relatives and many 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 Sharon | ||
| Renae Watson Sternes. | ||
| Davis of Dallas | ||
| Giddings | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 118 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on January 13, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
