Bill Text: TX HR2079 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Estelle Parker of Pittsburg.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-22 - Reported enrolled [HR2079 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR2079-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2079 |
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Pittsburg lost an admired community | ||
leader with the death of Estelle Parker on January 15, 2015, at the | ||
age of 95; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born on November 25, 1919, in Titus County, the | ||
former Estelle Crain was the daughter of William Lee Crain and Nina | ||
Estelle Smith Crain; she married William Russell "W. R." Parker, | ||
and they became the parents of four daughters, Linda, Mary Ann, | ||
"Hedy," and "Tonnie"; through the years, Mrs. Parker saw her family | ||
grow to include 7 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and 2 | ||
great-great-grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1945, Mrs. Parker and her husband opened a | ||
plumbing business that they expanded to include appliances, floor | ||
coverings, and furniture; for seven decades, as the owner of Parker | ||
Furniture and Appliance, "Mama Parker," or "Mrs. Estelle," as she | ||
was fondly known, worked to promote a vital downtown Pittsburg | ||
through her own store's initiatives and as a favorite customer at | ||
many local shops; she was also a valued congregant of the First | ||
Baptist Church; and | ||
WHEREAS, Estelle Parker was a devoted mother and grandmother | ||
and a significant asset to her business and her community; her | ||
commitment to her loved ones and to Pittsburg will be remembered and | ||
admired for years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Estelle Parker and | ||
extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her | ||
daughter, Linda Grundish, and her husband, David; to her | ||
grandchildren, Dr. Mike and Ann McCrady, Dr. Bob and Julie McCrady, | ||
Tom McCrady, Liz and Bobby Goodman, Tinkie Williams, Keith and Anna | ||
Sewell, and Paul and Laurie Sewell; to her 13 great-grandchildren | ||
and her 2 great-great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives and | ||
many 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 Estelle | ||
Parker. | ||
Hughes | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2079 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 21, 2015. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||