Bill Text: TX HR1674 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Thelma R. Hoyle of Alpine.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-12 - Reported enrolled [HR1674 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR1674-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1674 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories | ||
| of Thelma Ruth Hoyle of Alpine, who passed away on March 17, 2011, | ||
| at the age of 82; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The former Thelma Caram was born on January 27, | ||
| 1929, in Lowell, Massachusetts, to Norman and Siri Caram; she | ||
| graduated in 1946 from Lowell High School, where her academic | ||
| excellence earned her the Carney Medal; she went on to obtain a | ||
| bachelor's degree in business education from Salem State University | ||
| and later graduated from Boston University with a master's degree | ||
| in secondary education and a certificate for advanced graduate | ||
| studies in secondary school administration and supervision; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For four decades beginning in 1951, Mrs. Hoyle was | ||
| head of the business department and taught business courses at | ||
| Weston High School in Weston, Massachusetts; named Business | ||
| Educator of the Year in 1973 by the Massachusetts Business | ||
| Educators Association, she was published in Business Education | ||
| World and was a speaker at various professional conferences; she | ||
| received the Pioneer Award from Southwestern Publishing Company in | ||
| 1991, the year she retired, for her dedication, innovation, | ||
| leadership, and professional contributions; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A lifelong member of the Episcopal Church, Mrs. | ||
| Hoyle taught Sunday school and was a licensed lay reader; in | ||
| addition, she joined the International Order of St. Luke the | ||
| Physician, a Christian healing ministry, and conducted a weekly | ||
| prayer service in her home for those in need of healing, and she was | ||
| a member of the Order of the Daughters of the King; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Hoyle enjoyed the love and support of her | ||
| husband, Albert G. Hoyle, whom she married in 1957; the couple | ||
| traveled extensively over the years, visiting Hawaii, England, | ||
| Russia, Estonia, Finland, New Zealand, and Australia, among other | ||
| locales; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Hoyles moved to Alpine in 1991, and Mrs. Hoyle | ||
| started a local chapter of the Order of St. Luke; she was also | ||
| active in the Republican Women of the Big Bend and served as a | ||
| volunteer at the Museum of the Big Bend; moreover, she supported the | ||
| music program at Sul Ross State University; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Thelma Hoyle lived a rich and purposeful life, and | ||
| she will long be remembered with deep affection by all those who | ||
| held her dear; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Thelma Ruth Hoyle | ||
| and extend sincere sympathy to her husband, Albert G. Hoyle, and to | ||
| her other relatives and friends; 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 Thelma | ||
| Hoyle. | ||
| Gallego | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1674 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 12, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
