TITLE: In memory of Linda Hill of Missouri City.

SUMMARY: In memory of Linda Hill of Missouri City.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Linda Lou Hill of Missouri City, who passed away on April 20, 2013, at the age of 69; and WHEREAS, Linda Hill was born on October 15, 1943, in Livingston, the only child of Elmer and Maurine Dominy Hill; she graduated from Kirby High School in Woodville and attended Baylor University; her love of history led her to a career in education, teaching history to middle school students in the Eagle Lake and Lamar Consolidated Independent School Districts; she was an engaged and lively teacher, dressing up in period costumes and chaperoning summer tours of Washington, D.C., for her students; after retiring, she worked as a substitute teacher at Living Water Christian School and Fort Bend Baptist Academy; she also enjoyed writing and had recently penned a poem for her high school class's 50th reunion; and WHEREAS, A woman of faith, Ms. Hill served as the Southwest District president for United Methodist Women and as a lay minister and reader for her church; in addition, she held many offices as a member of the Eastern Star, including worthy matron, and she was active in her community, playing the piano for local groups and organizations and performing in community theater productions; and WHEREAS, While the death of Linda Hill brings immeasurable sorrow to her loved ones, she leaves behind a legacy of compassion and service that will long be treasured by all those who held her dear; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Linda Lou Hill and extend sincere sympathy to her friends and family: to her aunts, LaWanda Yancey and Pherma Lee "Pete" Dominy; to her "adopted daughter," Deana Marek, her husband Trey, and their children, Katie, Kendall, and Cameron; to her cousins, Mary and Mark Hlavinka, Mitchell Curtis O'Neill and his wife, Bobbie, R. E. Sanderson, and Jimmy and Phyllis Frye; to her special friends, Patsy Harvell, Trish and Lavelle Alkire, Jim Alcorn, and Martha Kimbrough; and to her other friends and relatives; 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 Linda Hill. White Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2240 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 22, 2013. Chief Clerk of the House