Bill Text: TX HR3340 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Pauline Conner Wright of Baytown.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-03 - Reported enrolled [HR3340 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR3340-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 3340 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the | ||
| passing of Pauline Conner Wright of Baytown on March 31, 2015, at | ||
| the age of 98; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Pauline Conner was born in Diboll on November 14, | ||
| 1916, to Frances El Dena George Conner and Floyd P. Conner; she grew | ||
| up on a farm with the companionship of 10 siblings before graduating | ||
| from Robert E. Lee High School in Baytown in 1936; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The following year, Ms. Conner married the love of | ||
| her life, John Layton Wright Sr.; she went on to become the mother | ||
| of three children, Polly, Beverly, and John, and later in life she | ||
| was blessed with seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; | ||
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| WHEREAS, A respected employee of Sears for many years, | ||
| Mrs. Wright was also an accomplished seamstress and a longtime | ||
| member of a sewing club, as well as an avid gardener; she enjoyed | ||
| playing dominoes and cards, and she also took pleasure in reading, | ||
| traveling, watching baseball and football, and entertaining her | ||
| family and friends with delicious home-cooked meals; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Wright took great comfort in her strong | ||
| religious faith, and she was a member of Central Baptist Church for | ||
| more than half a century, serving as the president and treasurer of | ||
| the church's Esther Class for 20 years; she was also a member of the | ||
| Exxon Club and the Guild of Houston Baptist University; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Throughout her years on this earth, Pauline Wright | ||
| treasured the time she spent in the company of her family and | ||
| friends, and those she leaves behind will in turn cherish their | ||
| memories of this kind and caring woman; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Pauline Conner Wright | ||
| and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her | ||
| children, Polly Wright Carlton and her husband, Willie, Beverly | ||
| Wright Boykin and her husband, Mack, and Dr. John L. Wright Jr. and | ||
| his wife, Melinda; to her grandchildren, Ron Boykin and his wife, | ||
| Glorianne, Luanne Boykin Gerstner and her husband, Richard, Brad | ||
| Carlton and his wife, Sky, Jared Wright and his wife, Jessica, Karin | ||
| Sherwood, Sarah Bowen, and Lauren Whitson and her husband, Brian; | ||
| to her great-grandchildren, Hannah and Kendall Carlton, Nicholas | ||
| Leon, Michael Velasquez, and Oliver Wick; and to her other | ||
| relatives and 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 Pauline | ||
| Conner Wright. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| Smith | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 3340 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 30, 2015. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
