TITLE: In memory of Joyce Ann Probst of Alpine.

SUMMARY: In memory of Joyce Ann Probst of Alpine.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the death of longtime public servant Joyce Ann Probst of Alpine on October 25, 2010, at the age of 56; and WHEREAS, Born in Brownwood on July 14, 1954, to L. G. and Edith Kinman, the former Joyce Kinman married Thomas J. Probst on October 9, 1999, in Fort Davis; she was a loving mother to her two daughters, Kimberly Gosnell and Traci Jolly, and also took special pride in her five grandchildren; and WHEREAS, Ms. Probst began her notable 26-year tenure with the Texas Department of Transportation in 1984 at the Brownwood Maintenance Office; in 2002, she moved to the Tahoka Maintenance Office and five years later transferred to the Alpine Maintenance Office; and WHEREAS, Over the course of her career, Ms. Probst distinguished herself in the positions of administrative technician, construction inspector, and contract administrator; her organizational skills, extensive knowledge of maintenance policies and procedures, and willingness to help others earned her the respect and admiration of her colleagues, and she was selected by the Lubbock district engineer to be the trainer for the Maintenance Office Manager course, which she taught throughout the various TxDOT districts; and WHEREAS, Joyce Probst leaves behind a legacy of loyal and dedicated service to the citizens of Texas, 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 82nd Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Joyce Ann Probst and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her husband, Thomas Probst; to her daughters, Kimberly Gosnell and Traci Jolly; to her grandchildren, Bayle Jolly and Katie, Kassidy, Kyle, and Kolton Gosnell; to her parents, L. G. and Edith Kinman; to her brothers, Larry, James, Mike, and Mark Kinman; to her sisters, Susan Bailey and Amy Ripple; 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 Joyce Ann Probst. Gallego Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr. Allen Gooden Murphy Alonzo Guillen Naishtat Alvarado Gutierrez Nash Anchia Hamilton Oliveira Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto Aycock Harless Parker Beck Harper-Brown Patrick Berman Hartnett Paxton Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena Bonnen Hilderbran Perry Branch Hochberg Phillips Brown Hopson Pickett Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts Burnam Howard of Travis Price Button Huberty Quintanilla Cain Hughes Raymond Callegari Hunter Reynolds Carter Isaac Riddle Castro Jackson Ritter Chisum Johnson Rodriguez Christian Keffer Schwertner Coleman King of Parker Scott Cook King of Taylor Sheets Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons Deshotel Lavender Strama Driver Legler Taylor of Collin Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston Dutton Lozano Thompson Eiland Lucio III Torres Eissler Lyne Truitt Elkins Madden Turner Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farrar Margo Villarreal Fletcher Marquez Vo Flynn Martinez Walle Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber Gallego McClendon White Garza Menendez Woolley Geren Miles Workman Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 490 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on March 3, 2011. Chief Clerk of the House