Bill Text: TX HR2634 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Ernestine Holt Bridges of Mesquite.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-31 - Reported enrolled [HR2634 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR2634-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2634 |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their | ||
memories of Ernestine Holt Bridges of Mesquite, who passed away on | ||
May 20, 2017, at the age of 81; and | ||
WHEREAS, The daughter of Ernest and Hattie Dee Holt, the | ||
former Ernestine Holt was born in Blytheville, Arkansas, on August | ||
25, 1935, and grew up with the company of two brothers, Jack and | ||
Robert; in 1971, she was joined in matrimony to Louis E. Bridges | ||
Jr., with whom she enjoyed more than 45 years of marriage; the proud | ||
mother of four children, Martin, Nina, Jennifer, and John, she was | ||
blessed later in life with five grandchildren, Traci, Alexis, Ben, | ||
Beth, and Noah; and | ||
WHEREAS, Deeply engaged in her community, Mrs. Bridges was a | ||
Dallas County election judge for more than 20 years, and she served | ||
several terms as president of the PTA; a strong supporter of the | ||
Republican Party, she took on several leadership roles with the | ||
Mesquite Republican Women's Club and held the office of district | ||
director of the Texas Federation of Republican Women; in 2002, she | ||
was named Citizen of the Year by the City of Mesquite, and in 2013, | ||
she was recognized as Volunteer of the Year by the Dallas County | ||
Republican Party; and | ||
WHEREAS, A prominent member of the congregation at Sunnyvale | ||
First Baptist Church, Mrs. Bridges especially enjoyed teaching | ||
Bible verses to young people and greeting the children in the | ||
nursery on Sunday mornings, and she was active in the Awana youth | ||
ministry program; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ernestine Bridges lived a rich and purposeful life | ||
devoted to her family, her community, and her faith, and she leaves | ||
behind a legacy of service to others that will forever inspire all | ||
those who knew and loved her; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Ernestine Holt | ||
Bridges and extend heartfelt sympathy to her relatives and her 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 Ernestine | ||
Bridges. | ||
Burkett | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2634 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 28, 2017. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||