Bill Text: TX HR189 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Johnnie Ingram Bendy of Mineola.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-30 - Reported enrolled [HR189 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR189-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 189 |
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
passing of Johnnie Ingram Bendy of Mineola on July 22, 2013, at the | ||
age of 94; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Longview on December 2, 1918, to John and Lee | ||
Ella Ingram, the former Johnnie Ingram was named for her father, who | ||
died in the Spanish flu epidemic just three weeks before her birth; | ||
encouraged by her mother to get an education, she attended Texas | ||
College, Prairie View College, Colorado State University, and East | ||
Texas State University; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Bendy taught school in Mineola for nearly four | ||
decades and received both local and national recognition for her | ||
achievements as an educator; deeply involved in the life of her | ||
community, she served for seven years on the city Planning and | ||
Zoning Board and played an instrumental role in the development of | ||
the Mineola Nature Preserve, which has named one of its trails in | ||
her honor; a longtime block chair for the United Way, this inspiring | ||
woman was also a member of the Mineola Historical Society, the | ||
Friends of the Library, and the Lake Country Playhouse, and she | ||
organized a group to bake birthday cakes for monthly parties at a | ||
local nursing home; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Bendy was joined in matrimony in 1945 with her | ||
first husband, Elmore Edmonds, who preceded her in death; fortunate | ||
to find love again, she exchanged wedding vows with the Reverend | ||
F. W. Bendy in 1949, and they shared a rewarding union until his | ||
passing; she was a valued member of Muddy Creek Baptist Church, | ||
where she served in a number of leadership roles, including chair of | ||
the program committee and vice president of the Pastor's Aide | ||
ministry; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through her compassion, dedication, and vibrant | ||
community spirit, Johnnie Bendy made a meaningful difference in | ||
countless lives, and her good works will continue to resonate in her | ||
community for years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of | ||
Johnnie Ingram Bendy and extend sincere sympathy to all those 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 Johnnie | ||
Ingram Bendy. | ||
Hughes | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 189 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on July 29, 2013. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||