Bill Text: TX HR2010 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Louvelle Chafin of Houston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-27 - Reported enrolled [HR2010 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR2010-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2010 |
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life came to an end with the | ||
death of Louvelle Chafin of Houston on October 20, 2009, at the age | ||
of 83; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in El Campo on February 9, 1926, to James | ||
Lockhart and Dora Frazier Perry, the former Louvelle Lockhart | ||
attended a one-room school in Markham through the 12th grade; | ||
during World War II, she helped the quartermaster at Camp Hulen | ||
distribute uniforms and boots to the soldiers, and she was a popular | ||
dancer at the USO in Palacios, where she became known as "the | ||
Jitterbug Queen"; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1951, she was joined in matrimony to Norman | ||
Chafin, and they shared a fulfilling relationship until his death | ||
in 1976; together they were blessed with three children, Glinda, | ||
Jim, and Gus; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Chafin began working at Santa Fe Art Supply in | ||
1956, and she stayed on with the company after it was acquired by | ||
CMI Moulding in Houston; a loyal and invaluable employee, she | ||
continued to work as the business's bookkeeper until six weeks | ||
before her death; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1964, Mrs. Chafin was active in the campaign of | ||
presidential candidate Barry Goldwater, initiating a lifelong | ||
participation in Republican politics; she attended several | ||
national conventions, and she served as the Republican chair of | ||
Precinct 117 in Houston for 25 years; and | ||
WHEREAS, A devoted mother and grandmother, Louvelle Chafin | ||
leaves behind a legacy of hard work and civic engagement that | ||
continues to inspire all those who knew and loved her; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Louvelle Chafin and | ||
extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her | ||
children, Glinda Shipley and her husband, Ben, Jim Chafin, and Gus | ||
Chafin and his wife, Sookie; to her sister, Lorraine Smith; to her | ||
grandchildren, Kyllion and his wife, Tammy, Amy, and Alexander; to | ||
her great-grandson, Dylon; 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 Louvelle | ||
Chafin. | ||
Bohac | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2010 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 26, 2011. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||