Bill Text: TX HR235 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Frankie Allen Smith of Houston on her 100th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-28 - Reported enrolled [HR235 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR235-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 235 |
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WHEREAS, The 100th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed | ||
cause for celebration, and Frankie Allen Smith marked this | ||
significant milestone in her life on January 31, 2017; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in 1917, Frankie Smith raised her family in the | ||
Acres Homes neighborhood, where she continues to reside; a | ||
matriarch beloved by many, she is affectionately known as "MoMa | ||
Dear"; and | ||
WHEREAS, The founder of Frankie's Fashions, Mrs. Smith has | ||
enjoyed a many-faceted career that has also encompassed endeavors | ||
with such firms as Je La Beaux Talent Agency, Texas Arts and | ||
Entertainment, Total Health Care, Down Home Tour, GrapeVine Media | ||
and Publishing, Vel-Rays Properties, and the Smith-Whigham | ||
Foundation; she takes particular pride in her employment with the | ||
family of former state representative Sylvester Turner, now mayor | ||
of Houston; and | ||
WHEREAS, Deeply committed to her community, Mrs. Smith has | ||
been engaged in civic life, education advocacy, and charitable | ||
causes; she has served as honorary chair for Living Word | ||
Ministries, and she is considered the mother of her church, where | ||
she is very active; and | ||
WHEREAS, Frankie Smith is blessed with the affection of a | ||
host of loved ones, and, sustained by her strong faith, she has | ||
gracefully reached the century mark and continues to enrich the | ||
lives of all who are fortunate enough to know her; now, therefore, | ||
be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Frankie Allen Smith on her 100th | ||
birthday; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mrs. Smith as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Johnson of Harris | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 235 was adopted by the House on | ||
February 23, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||