Bill Text: TX HCR53 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Lettie England of Odessa for her contributions to the community.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-04 - Signed by the Governor [HCR53 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HCR53-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 53 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Lettie England of Odessa is an outstanding community | ||
| leader whose achievements and tireless efforts have immeasurably | ||
| enhanced cultural life in her area; and | ||
| WHEREAS, From 2004 through 2010, Ms. England served as | ||
| administrator of the Presidential Archives and Leadership Library, | ||
| which is dedicated to the study of the office of the presidency and | ||
| of our nation's constitutional government and presidential | ||
| election process; she first joined the museum staff in the 1980s as | ||
| education/marketing director, during which time she was essential | ||
| to the construction of an exhibit depicting the chronology and | ||
| history of the United States from George Washington's presidency to | ||
| President Kennedy and the Civil Rights Era; she has worked | ||
| diligently through the years to support the institution, and her | ||
| leadership was especially vital following the arson fire in 2007 | ||
| that damaged the historic home once owned by former President | ||
| George H. W. Bush, which stands on the museum grounds; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. England has also devoted herself to assisting | ||
| children and the elderly during her 56 years as an Odessa resident; | ||
| she served as president of the Austin Elementary School PTA for | ||
| three years and was appointed to the Ector County Child Welfare | ||
| Board and the Tri-Ethnic Committee of the Ector County Independent | ||
| School District; she advocated for the young, the elderly, and the | ||
| arts both locally and statewide as a volunteer in the political | ||
| arena; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A licensed social worker, Ms. England is certified | ||
| as a family life educator by the National Council of Family | ||
| Relations and has many years' experience as a social worker in | ||
| hospice and long-term care; she served as a member of the public | ||
| policy committee of the Texas Association of Homes and Services for | ||
| the Aging; moreover, she founded the Midland Odessa chapter of the | ||
| Compassionate Friends support group for the bereaved; with degrees | ||
| in psychology, education, and history, she has served as a | ||
| continuing education instructor at Midland and Odessa College and | ||
| as a guest lecturer in the sociology department of The University of | ||
| Texas of the Permian Basin; she has also served on the board of the | ||
| Permian Playhouse and was instrumental in obtaining a grant to | ||
| support the playhouse; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through her myriad endeavors, this dynamic Texan has | ||
| made Odessa a better place to live and work, and it is indeed a | ||
| pleasure to recognize her; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby honor Lettie England for her contributions to her community | ||
| and extend to her best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. England as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
| Landgraf | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 53 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 13, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 53 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
| March 25, 2019, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
