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  H.R. No. 1498
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Debra
  Ann Sontag of Del Rio, who passed away on March 6, 2011, at the age
  of 46; and
         WHEREAS, The daughter of Barbara and Richard Beakley, the
  former Deb Beakley was born on April 16, 1964, in Barranquilla,
  Colombia, where her father was working as a seismologist; the
  family returned to Texas and she excelled in track at Bandera High
  School; after attending The University of Texas at Austin and North
  Texas State University, she worked for attorneys and legislators as
  a paralegal; she later accepted a key position with Hewitt
  Associates in Irvine, California, but ultimately heeded the call of
  her beloved Texas and settled near family in Del Rio; and
         WHEREAS, While working as a hostess at Avanti Italian
  Restaurant, she met Bill Sontag, who was captivated by her sunny
  disposition and ready smile; the couple married on April 22, 2006,
  in Polly's Chapel, a historic stone sanctuary near her family's
  ranch; and
         WHEREAS, Ms. Sontag worked at a number of Del Rio businesses,
  including the Brown Bag, Cafe Centrale, Russell Hardware, San
  Felipe Country Club, and Lake Amistad Resort & Marina; a talented
  cook, she wrote a popular monthly column for Southwest Texas Live! 
  magazine that included her own recipes and those of other local
  cooks and noted chefs; and
         WHEREAS, Unfailingly kind, Ms. Sontag endeared herself to
  innumerable people through her gentle and generous nature, as well
  as her vivacious personality, and she sought to bring harmony to
  every situation; moreover, she loved animals and showered her
  golden retrievers with affection; and
         WHEREAS, Debbie Sontag brought great joy to others, and those
  she leaves behind will forever cherish their memories of time spent
  in the company of this warm and gracious woman; now, therefore, be
  it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
  Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Debra Ann Sontag and
  extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her
  husband, Bill Sontag; to her mother, Barbara Beakley; to her
  brothers, John Beakley and his wife, Laura, Richard Beakley and his
  wife, Sheila, and James Beakley and his wife, Heidi; to her aunts
  and uncles, John and Dale Focke, Jeanne Davis, and Julian and Norma
  Gomez; to her stepchildren, Rob Sontag and his wife, Marci, and
  their children, Maddie and Ryan Sontag, and Debb Scott and her
  husband, Luke; to her sister-in-law, Kathy Beck; and to her many
  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 Debra Ann
  Sontag.
 
  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. 1498 was unanimously adopted by a rising
  vote of the House on May 5, 2011.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House