Bill Text: TX HR143 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Shannon Thomas Seaton of Mineola.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-26 - Reported enrolled [HR143 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR143-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 143 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Shannon Thomas Seaton of Mineola on | ||
| July 17, 2013, at the age of 35, has profoundly saddened the many | ||
| people whose lives he touched; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of V. T. and Mary Kathryn Seaton, Shannon | ||
| Seaton was born in Tyler on November 9, 1977; he graduated from | ||
| Mineola High School, where he was a standout in the theater program | ||
| who, as part of an ensemble, competed four times at the state level; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Seaton returned to Mineola ISD's drama | ||
| department, where he was employed as a teacher; a gifted educator, | ||
| he treated everyone he encountered in his work with respect and | ||
| kindness and, in turn, was admired by students and colleagues | ||
| alike; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Seaton drew inspiration from his religious faith | ||
| and was an active congregant at First United Methodist Church in | ||
| Mineola; in addition to teaching Sunday school, he was an active | ||
| volunteer in the church's Christmas food and toy drive and had | ||
| recently returned from a mission trip with the United Methodist | ||
| Army; also involved in civic programs outside the church, he served | ||
| as the master of ceremonies for the Miss Mineola Pageant; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Mr. Seaton shared a | ||
| fulfilling marriage with his wife, Tabitha, an art teacher in | ||
| Mineola, and was a proud and caring father to his two daughters, | ||
| Maisy Elisabeth and Madelyn Grace; he endeavored to live his life | ||
| with integrity, and he was seen as a role model by many people; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although his life ended far too soon, Shannon Seaton | ||
| leaves behind a legacy of morality and achievement that will long | ||
| inspire all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
| of Shannon Thomas Seaton and extend sincere sympathy to the members | ||
| of his family: to his wife, Tabitha Seaton; to his daughters, Maisy | ||
| Elisabeth and Madelyn Grace Seaton; to his mother, Mary Kathryn | ||
| Seaton; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it | ||
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| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Shannon | ||
| Thomas Seaton. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 143 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on July 25, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
