Bill Text: TX HR2438 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Sibyl Westenhaver on her selection as the 2017 Senior of the Year by the City of Katy.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-31 - Reported enrolled [HR2438 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR2438-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2438 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Sibyl Clapham Westenhaver has been named the 2017 | ||
| Senior of the Year by the City of Katy; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2006, Sybil Westenhaver began volunteering with | ||
| the home-delivered meals initiative of the Society of St. Stephen | ||
| through First United Methodist Church of Katy; she endeared herself | ||
| to clients through her warmth and kindness, and she soon began | ||
| taking on more responsibilities, including managing the Thursday | ||
| drivers; eventually, she became the program's assistant | ||
| coordinator, and she played a key role in merging the operation into | ||
| Interfaith Ministries' Greater Houston Meals on Wheels initiative; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Westenhaver also served on the Katy Senior | ||
| Citizens Center Advisory Board for 11 years, alternating with other | ||
| members in the roles of chair and secretary; in addition, she | ||
| volunteered with Katy AARP as secretary for three years, and she was | ||
| a hostess for the group as well; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of western Oklahoma, Ms. Westenhaver | ||
| attended Southwestern State College; she married her high school | ||
| sweetheart, Nevin Westenhaver, in 1950, and they lived in | ||
| California, Florida, Wyoming, and Michigan before settling in | ||
| Boerne in 1975; following her husband's passing, she moved to Katy | ||
| to be close to their two children and four grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Sybil Westenhaver has made a positive difference in | ||
| her community through her dedication to helping others, and she has | ||
| set an example of leadership and generosity to which all may aspire; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Sibyl Westenhaver on her selection | ||
| as the 2017 City of Katy Senior of the Year and extend to her sincere | ||
| best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Westenhaver as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Schofield | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2438 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 28, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
