Bill Text: TX SR647 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
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Bill Title: In memory of Jeanne Beulah Franklin Samuels of Houston.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-23 - Reported enrolled [SR647 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR647-Enrolled.html
Bill Title: In memory of Jeanne Beulah Franklin Samuels of Houston.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-23 - Reported enrolled [SR647 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR647-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Jeanne Samuels | ||
WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
passing of Jeanne Beulah Franklin Samuels, longtime editor of the | ||
Jewish Herald Voice, on May 12, 2023, at the age of 99; and | ||
WHEREAS, The daughter of Louis and Edith Franklin, the | ||
former Jeanne Franklin was born in Casper, Wyoming, on December | ||
26, 1923; her family moved to Wichita Falls and then settled in | ||
Houston, where she grew up with three siblings, Jack, Bob, and | ||
Gay; after graduating from Lamar High School, she attended The | ||
University of Texas for a year until her beloved mother fell ill; | ||
she met her future husband, Joe Samuels, while waiting at a bus | ||
stop, and they wed on August 4, 1943; as a cadet in the U.S. Army | ||
Air Corps, he was supposed to be single, so she followed him | ||
secretly to every duty station until he shipped out to the | ||
European Theater; during World War II, she was employed by the | ||
Houston Area Rent Control Office of the Office of Price | ||
Administration; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Samuels were blessed with a son, | ||
Marc, and two daughters, Maurene and Vicki; while raising their | ||
children, they owned a record and electronics store and an | ||
insurance agency; they found their calling on April 1, 1973, when | ||
they purchased the Jewish Herald-Voice, then a 65-year-old | ||
publication; dedicated to serving the region's Jewish community, | ||
they spent long hours reporting on events, opining on issues, and | ||
demonstrating support for the State of Israel; in order to cover | ||
the concerns of their readers, they added pages even when it was | ||
not helpful to the bottom line; when they wrote about their | ||
international travel, their accounts often moved readers to | ||
donate to Jewish causes in Israel and around the world; their | ||
contributions were recognized by numerous local and national | ||
organizations, both secular and faith-based; following the death | ||
of Mr. Samuels in 2011, Mrs. Samuels continued to serve as editor | ||
and publisher until she was 98; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Samuels home was always open to family and | ||
friends who needed a place to stay; the couple loved having | ||
slumber parties for their grandchildren, Matt, Benjamin, | ||
Caroline, Wendy, Daniel, Kimberly, Amy "Adina," Michael, David, | ||
Sam, and Rebekah; Mrs. Samuels got them ready for bed by reading | ||
from A Child's Garden of Verses and other favorites; she baked | ||
beautiful birthday cakes, tended a large vegetable garden, and | ||
adored the family's boxers and other pets; kind and | ||
compassionate, she began delivering Meals on Wheels at the age of | ||
89; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although Jeanne Samuels is deeply missed, her | ||
devotion to her family, her faith, and her community will remain | ||
a source of tremendous inspiration to all who were privileged to | ||
know her; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Jeanne Beulah | ||
Franklin Samuels and extend sincere sympathy to all who mourn her | ||
passing; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns | ||
this day, it do so in memory of Jeanne Beulah Franklin Samuels. | ||
Miles, Alvarado, Bettencourt | ||
West, Whitmire | ||
______________________________ | ||
Member, Texas Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
______________________________ | ||
President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on May 23, 2023, by a | ||
rising vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Secretary of the Senate |