Bill Text: TX HR170 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Agnes Eve Pulk Farmer of Wood County on the occasion of her 90th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-03 - Reported enrolled [HR170 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR170-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 170 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The 90th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed a | ||
| special occasion, and Agnes Eve Pulk Farmer of Wood County is | ||
| celebrating this memorable milestone on January 26, 2011; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1921, the former Agnes | ||
| Pulk grew up there during the Depression; she lost her father when | ||
| she was quite young and learned to become hardworking and | ||
| resourceful; as a teen, she often cleaned the stalls at a local | ||
| stable in exchange for time on horseback, and her love of riding | ||
| earned her the nickname "Boots"; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The outbreak of World War II prompted the intrepid | ||
| young woman to join the Civil Air Patrol and begin flying lessons; | ||
| she also supported the war effort by working in a defense plant, | ||
| welding wing tips and ammunition boxes for fighter planes; in 1943, | ||
| she married Charles Marshall Farmer, a member of the Army Air Corps, | ||
| and moved to Hondo while he completed his training; they became the | ||
| parents of a daughter, Willie Kay, the following year, and when Mr. | ||
| Farmer was deployed to the Pacific theater, Mrs. Farmer went to stay | ||
| with his parents on their farm near Detroit, Texas; although she was | ||
| raised in the city, she applied herself industriously to the | ||
| farming life; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Farmer relocated to San Antonio with her | ||
| husband when he returned to Texas, and their second daughter, Donna | ||
| Fay, was born there; they later settled on a small farm in Red River | ||
| County, and their son, James Avery, was born in Clarksville in 1950, | ||
| four years before the family moved to Grand Prairie; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A devoted mother, Mrs. Farmer became the head of the | ||
| household after her marriage ended in 1956; she earned the last | ||
| half-credit she needed to obtain her high school diploma and went on | ||
| to complete her associate degree in psychology and nursing at El | ||
| Centro College; through the ensuing years, she demonstrated | ||
| characteristic industriousness, and she continues to be active and | ||
| productive as she enters her ninth decade; this admirable Texan | ||
| sews and quilts every day, and she won two awards in the Mineola | ||
| League of the Arts Quilt Show 2009; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Meeting life's challenges with resilience, | ||
| optimism, and determination, Agnes Farmer is an inspiration to | ||
| many, and she holds a special place in the hearts of all who are | ||
| privileged to know her; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Agnes Eve Pulk Farmer on the | ||
| occasion of her 90th 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. Farmer as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 170 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 24, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
