Bill Text: TX HR102 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 4th Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Ernestine Lawson on her 100th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-12-05 - Reported enrolled [HR102 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR102-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 102 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Ernestine Lawson is celebrating her 100th birthday | ||
| on December 23, 2023, and this occasion provides a welcome | ||
| opportunity for family and friends to express the love and | ||
| affection they hold for her; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The daughter of Charlie and Mattie Price, the former | ||
| Ernestine Price was born in Winona, Texas, near Tyler, in 1923; she | ||
| grew up as the fifth of six siblings in her close-knit family; after | ||
| attending elementary and junior high school in Dawson, she went on | ||
| to graduate from high school in Tyler; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She was joined in matrimony to Charles Lawson, and | ||
| they were blessed with five children; Mrs. Lawson devoted herself | ||
| to their upbringing until the youngest graduated from high school; | ||
| subsequently, she continued her own education, earning a medical | ||
| certificate from St. Philip's College; she went on to care for | ||
| patients at Baptist Hospital for 27 years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An engaged citizen and woman of faith, Mrs. Lawson | ||
| was very involved in her community and her church; she set an | ||
| example of grace and fortitude in her victory over lung cancer at | ||
| the age of 70; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Lawson continued to attend exercise and dance | ||
| classes well into her nineties, and she remains vibrant and active; | ||
| her fine family has grown to include six generations, who fondly | ||
| call her "Madea"; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Meeting life's challenges with resilience, | ||
| optimism, and determination, Ernestine Lawson holds a special place | ||
| in the hearts of her friends and loved ones, and she is an enduring | ||
| source of inspiration to all who are fortunate enough to know her; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate Ernestine | ||
| Lawson on the occasion of her 100th birthday and extend to her | ||
| sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mrs. Lawson as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Collier | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 102 was adopted by the House on | ||
| December 5, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
