Bill Text: TX HR248 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Ruth Ora Haley McAfee of Fort Worth on her 100th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-26 - Reported enrolled [HR248 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR248-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 248 |
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WHEREAS, The 100th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed | ||
cause for celebration, and Ruth Ora Haley McAfee of Fort Worth is | ||
marking that special milestone on October 21, 2021; and | ||
WHEREAS, The daughter of Charles and Louella Haley, the | ||
former Ruth Haley was born at home in Franklin in 1921; she married | ||
Ray F. McAfee Sr., and they became the proud parents of three | ||
children; over the years, she has had the pleasure of seeing her | ||
family grow to include 11 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, | ||
and 11 great-great-grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. McAfee devoted herself to her home while | ||
supporting her husband during his service in the U.S. Army, and the | ||
family eventually settled in Fort Worth; she instilled in her | ||
children the importance of education, and she has been a steadfast | ||
source of encouragement for each of her loved ones in all of their | ||
endeavors; and | ||
WHEREAS, A woman of deep faith, Mrs. McAfee is a longtime | ||
congregant of Baker Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, | ||
where she has generously volunteered as a decorator, stewardess, | ||
class leader, and deaconess; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ruth McAfee has witnessed a panorama of change over | ||
the course of a century, and she has met life's challenges and | ||
opportunities with dignity and grace, earning the admiration of all | ||
who are privileged to know her; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Ruth Ora Haley | ||
McAfee on the occasion of her 100th birthday and extend to her | ||
sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mrs. McAfee as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Collier | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 248 was adopted by the House on | ||
October 18, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||