Bill Text: TX HR29 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 4th Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Dr. Elvin Holt of San Marcos.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-17 - Reported enrolled [HR29 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR29-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 29 |
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WHEREAS, The Texas State University community is mourning the | ||
loss of Dr. Elvin Holt, professor emeritus of English, who passed | ||
away on September 18, 2023, at the age of 77; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of Naomi Holt Stredic and Aaron Stredic Sr., | ||
Elvin Holt was born in Bay City on September 25, 1945; he earned a | ||
bachelor's degree magna cum laude from Prairie View A&M University, | ||
a master's degree from Texas State, and a doctoral degree from the | ||
University of Kentucky; after joining the Texas State faculty in | ||
1983, he became the first tenured Black professor in the Department | ||
of English; his research and writing focused on African and African | ||
American literature, cultural studies, and folklore; while | ||
instilling appreciation for once-undervalued works, he both | ||
challenged and nurtured his students, winning multiple teaching | ||
awards; he received three fellowships from the National Endowment | ||
for the Humanities, and he was named the 1989 Professor of the Year | ||
by the Association of Black Students; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dr. Holt was coeditor of Acting Up and Getting Down: | ||
Plays by African American Texans and coauthor of Stages of Struggle | ||
and Celebration: A Production History of Black Theatre in Texas; | ||
during his 37-year career, he developed and taught Honors College | ||
courses and served the university on numerous committees; he also | ||
shared his vast knowledge of San Marcos's Black community as a | ||
member of such local organizations as the Heritage Association of | ||
San Marcos, the San Marcos Historic Preservation Commission, the | ||
Hays County Historical Commission, and the LBJ MLK Crossroads | ||
Memorial committee; he was a founding member and the | ||
longest-serving president of the Calaboose African American | ||
History Museum; following his retirement from academia in 2020, he | ||
remained active as an archivist; both a museum scholarship and a | ||
street on the TXST Round Rock campus were named in his honor; and | ||
WHEREAS, A trailblazing educator and inspiring mentor, Elvin | ||
Holt will be deeply missed, but his legacy will continue to resonate | ||
for years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of | ||
Dr. Elvin Holt and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his | ||
family: to his sisters, Flora Jackson, Nelda Stredic Jackson, and | ||
Vivian Stredic; to his brother, Errol Stredic; and to his other | ||
relatives and many friends; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. Elvin | ||
Holt. | ||
Zwiener | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 29 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
vote of the House on November 17, 2023. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||