Bill Text: TX HR2010 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Louvelle Chafin of Houston.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
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. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
