Bill Text: TX HR387 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 387 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: In memory of Pearl Lilley Fincher of Spring.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2011-03-16 - Reported enrolled [HR387 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HR387-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 387



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Pearl Lilley Fincher of Spring, a successful
	businesswoman and noted philanthropist who left an indelible
	imprint on the lives of countless individuals, passed away on June
	3, 2010, at the age of 75; and
	WHEREAS, One of 11 children, Pearl Lilley was born to Selma
	Lilley and Hubert Lilley, a Baptist minister, in Evergreen on April
	23, 1935; throughout her life, she honored the lessons her parents
	taught her about the importance of faith, family, and generosity;
	and
	WHEREAS, It was after moving to Northwest Houston in 1953
	that she met her husband, Fred Fincher; the couple opened a car
	dealership, Fred Fincher Motors, in 1959, and over the years, Mrs.
	Fincher was involved in several additional enterprises; she and her
	husband shared a devoted union until his passing in 1996; and
	WHEREAS, Impelled by a strong sense of civic responsibility,
	Pearl Fincher became active in politics, staunchly supporting
	candidates for whom she had great personal respect and serving as
	president of the Northwest Forest Republican Women from 1999 to
	2000; having instilled in her children a similar ethic of community
	engagement and leadership, she took immense pride when her daughter
	Patricia Harless was sworn in as the representative for Texas House
	District 126; and
	WHEREAS, A woman who had known hardship and who had gone on to
	ring up successive achievements, Mrs. Fincher had a rare gift for
	inspiring self-confidence in others and sought especially to help
	and encourage women in business; she worked with the Lone Star
	College Foundation and donated generously to several charities,
	among them Northwest Assistance Ministries; she also gave freely of
	her time and talents as a member of the boards of the American Heart
	Association, The Centrum Arts League, the Tomball Regional Arts
	Council, and the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts; the latter
	facility, which operates in partnership with the Museum of Fine
	Arts, Houston, and other public and private lenders, opened in
	Northwest Houston in 2008 and was made possible, in no small
	measure, by the high esteem that Mrs. Fincher enjoyed among
	community and political leaders in the area; and
	WHEREAS, Pearl Fincher's uncommon strength was matched by her
	infinite kindness, graciousness, and dignity, as well as by an
	irrepressible sense of humor; she enriched immeasurably the lives
	of her family and a host of friends, and they will forever hold her
	close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Pearl Lilley Fincher
	and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her
	daughters and their husbands, Vicki and Red Brown and the Honorable
	Patricia Harless and Sam Harless; to her sons and their wives,
	Donald and Debbie Fincher, Roger and Yvonne Hess, Adrian Fincher,
	and John Fincher; to her stepsons and their wives, Jay and Mary
	Fincher and Andy and Dixie Fincher; to her 44 grandchildren,
	including spouses; and to her many great-grandchildren; 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 Pearl
	Lilley Fincher.

	Patrick

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 387 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on March 3, 2011.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House