Bill Text: TX HR245 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the dedication of a Harris County Historical Marker at Rest Lawn Cemetery in Houston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-12 - Reported enrolled [HR245 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR245-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 245 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Harris County Historical Commission and Second | ||
| Chance Outreach are hosting the dedication of a county historical | ||
| marker at Rest Lawn Cemetery in Houston on March 16, 2019; and | ||
| WHEREAS, One of the oldest cemeteries in the African American | ||
| community of Acres Homes, Rest Lawn was established in 1932 by | ||
| Mrs. Robert E. Doty, who set aside two acres for burials in a | ||
| 10-acre parcel she purchased on the corner of Wheatley Street and | ||
| Ferguson Way; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Several plots had been sold by 1942, when Elmer Hay | ||
| and Luther M. Inkley bought Rest Lawn and the adjacent lot; in 1970, | ||
| the cemetery was acquired by MJM Cemeteries, Inc., which added | ||
| several nearby lots, expanding the property to almost 3.2 acres; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, The earliest known burial came in 1943, and over the | ||
| years, the cemetery has served veterans of World War I, World War | ||
| II, and the Korean War, as well as the blues singer and musician | ||
| Weldon "Juke Boy" Bonner and other notable residents; since 2012, | ||
| Rest Lawn has been cared for by Second Chance Outreach and the Iota | ||
| chapter of Omega Psi Phi; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For more than 75 years, Rest Lawn Cemetery has | ||
| served as a final resting place for members of the Acres Homes | ||
| community, and this marker is a fitting tribute to the cemetery's | ||
| long history and to the contributions of all those who are interred | ||
| there; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the dedication of a Harris County | ||
| Historical Marker at Rest Lawn Cemetery and extend to all those | ||
| involved in securing this recognition sincere appreciation for | ||
| their efforts to bring this project to fruition. | ||
| Johnson of Harris | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 245 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 6, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
