H.R. No. 1213

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Denise
	Rosalyn Davis Hopkins of Liberty Hill, who passed away on January
	30, 2015, at the age of 63; and
	WHEREAS, The daughter of Joe and Hattie Davis, the former
	Denise Davis was born in New Orleans on November 5, 1951; she grew
	up in Hillsboro and graduated from Hillsboro High School and Hill
	College; joined in matrimony to Terry L. Hopkins, an officer in the
	United States Army, she became the devoted mother of four treasured
	children, Tiffany, Adam, Benjamin, and Elizabeth; she shared a
	fulfilling relationship of 30 years with Lieutenant Colonel Hopkins
	before his untimely passing in 2002; fortunate enough to find love a
	second time, she married Hal Harkins; and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Hopkins taught in public schools in Hillsboro,
	Mount Pleasant, and Red Oak before joining the faculty of Jo Ann
	Ford Elementary in the Georgetown Independent School District as a
	math and science teacher; proud of her adopted home, she loved to
	share her knowledge of the state's heritage, and she played a key
	role in the creation of the Texas History Wax Museum at the school;
	she also delighted in taking her fourth-graders on trips to the
	Bullock Texas State History Museum and the State Capitol; during
	her 11-year tenure, she motivated others with her strong school
	spirit, and she was an especially enthusiastic participant in
	campus dress-up days; and
	WHEREAS, Engaged in her community, Ms. Hopkins served as
	secretary of the Aggie Moms Club of Williamson County, and she was a
	valued member of St. John's United Methodist Church in Georgetown;
	she performed in its bell choir and served the congregation in other
	capacities as well; in her free time, she enjoyed skiing with her
	family, but relegated to the bunny slope after 35 years, she
	eventually decided she preferred leisurely weekends with
	Mr. Harkins at bed-and-breakfast inns; she was also known for both
	her inability to drive past a "sale" sign and her staunch opposition
	to paying full price for shoes; and
	WHEREAS, Denise Hopkins made a positive difference in the
	lives of innumerable youngsters through her commitment to
	education, and those who were privileged to know her will forever
	treasure their memories of her bright smile, her wonderful sense of
	humor, and her kind and caring ways; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Denise Rosalyn
	Davis Hopkins and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her
	family: to her children, Tiffany Dawn Hopkins, Adam Bradford Davis
	Hopkins, Benjamin John Davis Hopkins, and Elizabeth Anne Hopkins;
	to her husband, Hal Harkins; and to her other relatives and many
	friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas House
	of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Denise
	Hopkins.
	Farney
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	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1213 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on March 26, 2015.
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	Chief Clerk of the House