Bill Text: TX HR185 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 185 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Congratulating Rita Giblin on her 100th birthday.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-08-16 - Reported enrolled [HR185 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HR185-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 185



	R E S O L U T I O N

	WHEREAS, The 100th birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly
	cause for celebration, and Rita Giblin marked that impressive
	milestone on March 24, 2017; and
	WHEREAS, Rita Louise Sheridan was born in New York City in
	1917, and at the age of six, she was sent to Houston to live with her
	aunt and uncle; she graduated from Sam Houston High School in 1934,
	earning honors for 11 years of perfect attendance in the Houston
	schools; and
	WHEREAS, In 1941, she married Murphy Joseph Giblin in
	Brownsville; the couple lived in Houston, where she worked as a
	secretary and bookkeeper until she was 78 years old; she is the
	proud mother of 3 daughters, and in the years since, she has been
	blessed with 7 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; and
	WHEREAS, A woman of strong religious faith, Mrs. Giblin is
	the oldest living member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Houston;
	over the decades, she has rarely missed an opportunity to exercise
	her right to vote; in 2007, she moved to the Clairmont Retirement
	Community in Austin, where she continues to delight her friends and
	neighbors with her beautiful singing voice; and
	WHEREAS, Rita Giblin has witnessed a panorama of change over
	the course of a century, and she has met life's challenges and
	opportunities with dignity and grace, earning the deep admiration
	of all who are privileged to know her; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Rita Giblin on
	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. Giblin as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.

	Israel

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 185 was adopted by the House on August
	15, 2017, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House