Bill Text: TX HR371 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Kathleen Jeanne Jones Gilles of Arlington.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-16 - Reported enrolled [HR371 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR371-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 371 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to | ||
| a close when Kathleen Jeanne Jones Gilles of Arlington died on | ||
| January 21, 2011, at the age of 77; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born on October 26, 1933, in Dallas and raised in | ||
| Wellington, the former Jeanne Jones was the daughter of Dr. Charles | ||
| Jones, Jr., and Kathleen Patricia Hosack Jones; one of five | ||
| children, she enjoyed the companionship of a sister, Rosemary, and | ||
| three brothers, Charles, John, and Frank; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After attending Sacred Heart Academy in | ||
| Springfield, Illinois, Mrs. Gilles graduated from Saint Joseph | ||
| Hospital School of Nursing in Memphis, Tennessee; she worked for a | ||
| time as a registered nurse at Saint Paul's Hospital in Dallas, then | ||
| relocated to Midland, where she lived for most of her life; it was | ||
| there that she met her future husband, Gilbert Joseph Gilles, Jr.; | ||
| the couple married on January 15, 1955, and shared nearly 40 | ||
| rewarding years together, until Mr. Gilles's passing in 1994; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of a distinguished 23-year career at | ||
| Midland Memorial Hospital, Mrs. Gilles served as a nursing | ||
| supervisor and as a nurse administrator in obstetrics, the | ||
| emergency department, and the pharmacy; in 1982, she opened We Care | ||
| Home Health Agency with several colleagues, and she continued | ||
| working in the home health field until her retirement at age 74; she | ||
| moved to Arlington in 2002; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Gilles was a devoted wife, mother, and | ||
| grandmother, and she treasured the time she spent with her family, | ||
| which grew to include 4 children and 11 grandchildren; a longtime | ||
| congregant of Saint Ann's Catholic Church, she enjoyed dancing, | ||
| playing bridge, and rooting for the Texas Longhorns; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Jeanne Gilles touched many lives during her time on | ||
| this earth, and she will forever hold a special place in the hearts | ||
| of those who knew and loved her; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Kathleen Jeanne | ||
| Jones Gilles and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her | ||
| family: to her children, Stephen J. Gilles and his wife, Stephanie, | ||
| R. Michele Purgason and her husband, Thomas, Kathleen J. Clymer, | ||
| and Susan G. Gilmore and her husband, Trey; to her grandchildren, | ||
| Emily, Sarah, Sophia, and Gabriella Gilles, Nicholas, Ashley, and | ||
| Michael Purgason, Taylor Clymer, and Will, Gibby, and Jackson | ||
| Gilmore; to her brother, Frank H. Jones, and his wife, Sharon; and | ||
| to her many 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 Jeanne | ||
| Gilles. | ||
| Zedler | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 371 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 3, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
