Bill Text: TX HR1451 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Ola Mae Hunter of Dallas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-19 - Reported enrolled [HR1451 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1451-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1451 |
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to | ||
a close with the passing of Ola Mae Hunter of Dallas on April 18, | ||
2023, at the age of 94; and | ||
WHEREAS, The former Ola Brown was born in Hillsboro on April | ||
10, 1929, to Berry and Ethel Brown, and she grew up with the | ||
companionship of eight siblings; she moved to Dallas with her | ||
paternal aunt at the age of 12, and after graduating from Booker T. | ||
Washington High School in 1947, she enrolled at Bishop College, | ||
where she earned a bachelor's degree in religion and met the love of | ||
her life, Wardell Hunter; the couple exchanged wedding vows in | ||
February 1950, and they ultimately shared more than six decades of | ||
marriage before his passing in 2015; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Hunter began her lengthy career as an educator | ||
at a day care center in South Dallas, and she went on to teach | ||
several grades in the Wilmer-Hutchins Independent School District | ||
before joining Dallas ISD in 1969; along the way, she undertook | ||
graduate studies at Prairie View A&M University and earned a | ||
master's degree in education; she retired from Dallas ISD in 1989, | ||
and over the course of her 20-year tenure with the district, she | ||
served as a history teacher at Sarah Zumwalt, L. V. Stockard and E. | ||
H. Cary Middle Schools; and | ||
WHEREAS, Deeply engaged in her community, Mrs. Hunter raised | ||
funds for a number of organizations, including March of Dimes, the | ||
American Heart Association, the YWCA, and the American Cancer | ||
Society; in addition, she was involved in a band parents group and | ||
the PTA; a woman of strong faith, she was active in the | ||
congregations she attended, serving in such roles as Sunday school | ||
teacher, Youth for Christ sponsor, and Vacation Bible School | ||
program coordinator; she also distinguished herself in her role as | ||
first lady of Olive Grove Baptist Church after Mr. Hunter became | ||
its pastor; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Hunter was the devoted mother of four | ||
daughters, Ruby, Virgie, Barbara, and Johnnie, and with the passing | ||
years, she had the privilege of seeing her family grow to include | ||
seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although Ola Hunter is greatly missed, she has left | ||
her family and friends with a wealth of memories that they will | ||
forever treasure; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Ola Mae Hunter and | ||
extend sincere condolences 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 House of | ||
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ola Hunter. | ||
Jones of Dallas | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1451 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 19, 2023. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||