TITLE: In memory of Jo Ann Zion of Austin.

SUMMARY: In memory of Jo Ann Zion of Austin.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories and celebrate the life of Jo Ann Zion of Austin, who passed away on April 8, 2013, at the age of 81; and WHEREAS, The daughter of Joe Shaffer and Willie May Shaffer, Jo Ann Zion was born in San Antonio on June 16, 1931; she spent much of her childhood in her beloved Marathon, enjoying the beauty and adventure of West Texas, where her uncle, Buster Clark, owned a ranch in the Big Bend country and her aunt, Lucille French Clark, ran French's General Store, a local fixture from the mid-1800s until the 1970s; and WHEREAS, Mrs. Zion graduated from San Antonio's Baptist Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in 1952; over the years, she proudly served as a registered nurse, caring for adults and children at John Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Sheppard-Allen Hospital in Burnet, and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and WHEREAS, Devoted to her family, Mrs. Zion shared 47 years of marriage with her husband, Dr. Tom Zion, whom she supported through medical school and accompanied to Air Force and medical postings in Pennsylvania, Nebraska, and Texas; she took great pride in her three children, Mark, Jim, and Jane, and they in her; and WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan lived a rich and purposeful life, reading prolifically for both knowledge and joy, supporting liberal causes and social justice, and always caring for other people and for animals, as reflected in her volunteer work for hospice and for the Hill Country SPCA; and WHEREAS, Jo Ann Zion brightened the lives of countless people during her years on this earth, and she will be deeply missed by all those who had the good fortune to know her; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jo Ann Zion and extend sincere sympathy to her loved ones: to her sons, Mark Zion and his wife, Diane, and Jim Zion and his wife, Karen; to her daughter, Jane Zion; to her niece, Kathryn Martin; 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 Jo Ann Zion. Menendez Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2604 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 24, 2013. Chief Clerk of the House