Texas HR 463: In memory of Kristi Couvillon-Wise of Austin.

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89(R) HR 463 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

  

  

  
 H.R. No. 463

  

  

   

 R E S O L U T I O N

   

        WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their 

  

 memories of Isaac T. Bryant of Houston, who passed away on 

  

 February 21, 2025, at the age of 87; and

  

        WHEREAS, The son of the Reverend Ananias Bryant and Beatrice 

  

 Maynard Bryant, Isaac Bryant was born in Montgomery on April 28, 

  

 1937, and he enjoyed the companionship of 12 siblings, Fannie, 

  

 Edith, Inez, Pauline, Hattie, Nancy, Willie, Beatrice, Oran, 

  

 Joseph, Lillian, and his twin, Elizabeth; he grew up in Houston's 

  

 Fifth Ward, and as a student at Phillis Wheatley High School, he 

  

 stood out for his intellectual achievements and leadership in many 

  

 organizations; in 1955, he graduated as the highest-ranking male in 

  

 his class; he continued his education at Howard University, earning 

  

 his bachelor's degree cum laude in 1959, and he attended law school 

  

 at Rutgers University; and

  

        WHEREAS, In 1961, Mr. Bryant returned to Houston, where he 

  

 helped care for his family and began his teaching career; he worked 

  

 at E. O. Smith Junior High School before transferring to Phillis 

  

 Wheatley High in 1966 as a government and economics instructor; in 

  

 1970, he embarked on a 32-year tenure at Stephen F. Austin High 

  

 School, and during this time, he also attended the South Texas 

  

 College of Law, where he earned his juris doctor degree in 1977; he 

  

 retired from teaching in 2002; and

  

        WHEREAS, Mr. Bryant was the proud father of a son, Eldridge 

  

 Jackson, who preceded him in death; with the passing years, his 

  

 treasured family grew to include three granddaughters, Emetria, 

  

 Virginia, and Evette, and three great-granddaughters, A'miyah, 

  

 Arielle, and Ariyah; and

  

        WHEREAS, A gifted vocalist, Mr. Bryant was a member of the 

  

 family gospel group The Bryant Singers, and he also recorded solos 

  

 and performed at various events; a man of faith, he was a lifelong 

  

 congregant of Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church, where he sang in 

  

 the choir and served in various leadership roles; in his leisure 

  

 time, he liked watching Dallas Cowboys games, and he used his broad 

  

 knowledge as a contestant on the television show Jeopardy!; and

  

        WHEREAS, Isaac Bryant lived a life that was rich in personal 

  

 and professional achievements, and he will forever be a source of 

  

 inspiration to those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it

  

        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas 

  

 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Isaac T. Bryant and 

  

 extend sincere condolences to his many relatives and friends; and, 

  

 be it further

  

        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 

  

 prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of 

  

 Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Isaac 

   

 Bryant.

  

   

 Dutton

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Speaker of the House     

  

   

        I certify that H.R. No. 463 was unanimously adopted by a 

   

 rising vote of the House on March 31, 2025.

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Chief Clerk of the House