Bill Text: TX HR39 | 2011 | 82nd Legislature 1st Special | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Gertrude Jack Lewis of Houston on the occasion of her 100th birthday.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-30 - Reported enrolled [HR39 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR39-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 39 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Gertrude Jack Lewis of Houston is celebrating her | ||
| 100th birthday on July 17, 2011, to the great delight of her family | ||
| and friends; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The sixth of 13 children in a close-knit family, | ||
| Mrs. Lewis was born to Irene and Louis Jack in Sorrel, Louisiana, | ||
| and later grew up on Weeks Island; she assumed responsibility at an | ||
| early age, helping to care for her younger brothers and sisters and | ||
| working in vegetable and sugarcane fields for 20 cents per day; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Gertrude and Clarence Lewis, Sr., exchanged their | ||
| wedding vows on October 13, 1931, at a ceremony held in St. Mary | ||
| Parish; the newlyweds subsequently moved to Houston, where they | ||
| stayed with the bride's oldest brother, Willie, while they got | ||
| settled; Mrs. Lewis and her husband became the proud parents of five | ||
| children, Freddie, Lenard, Clarence, William, and Mary, and shared | ||
| a rewarding marriage of nearly 70 years, until Mr. Lewis's passing | ||
| in 2001; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, Mrs. Lewis still resides in the Trinity | ||
| Gardens neighborhood, where she and Mr. Lewis raised their family, | ||
| and she is still a member of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, | ||
| which she first started attending with her husband and children | ||
| long ago; this beloved matriarch enjoys visits from her children, | ||
| her numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, her three | ||
| siblings, and many other relatives and friends; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Blessed with the affection of a host of loved ones | ||
| and sustained by her strong faith, Mrs. Lewis has gracefully | ||
| reached the century mark and continues to enrich the lives of all | ||
| who are fortunate enough to know her; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Gertrude Jack | ||
| Lewis on the occasion of her 100th birthday and extend to her | ||
| sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mrs. Lewis as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Dutton | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 39 was adopted by the House on June | ||
| 28, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
