Bill Text: TX HR519 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Emma Bass for her longtime service to the city of Centerville and Leon County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-17 - Reported enrolled [HR519 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR519-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 519 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Emma Bass of Leon County has long exemplified civic | ||
| engagement at its finest, and her exceptional record of community | ||
| service is a continuing source of inspiration to all who know her; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Born Emma Lou Blasingame in Houston on October 9, | ||
| 1936, Mrs. Bass moved to Robbins at the age of seven; she gained | ||
| experience in the newspaper industry working for four years with | ||
| the Leon County News, and she subsequently established the | ||
| Centerville News, whose first issue came off the press on April 23, | ||
| 1980; the paper became a community institution, and she continued | ||
| to publish it until her retirement in December 2014; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the years, Mrs. Bass has also contributed | ||
| immeasurably to a host of organizations that have benefited the | ||
| lives of area citizens; she is a cofounder of the Centerville | ||
| Chamber of Commerce and the Leon County Economic Development | ||
| Association, both of which she has served as a director and as | ||
| president, and she is also a cofounder of the Elmer P. and Jewel | ||
| Ward Memorial Library, whose board she has served as vice | ||
| president; in addition, she has been a representative to the Brazos | ||
| Valley Council of Governments, has helped to organize and lead such | ||
| groups as the Friends of Fort Boggy State Park and the Leon County | ||
| Opera, and has rendered extensive service to the Leon County Fourth | ||
| of July Funtier Days celebration as a director and committee | ||
| member; moreover, she has been a staunch supporter of 4-H, FFA, and | ||
| many other school organizations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In recognition of all she has done to promote worthy | ||
| causes in her county, Mrs. Bass has twice been named Woman of the | ||
| Year by the Centerville chamber, which has also conferred on her its | ||
| Citizen of the Year Award, Past President's Award, Pioneer Award, | ||
| and Most Special Award; this esteemed Texan is the recipient of | ||
| myriad other honors as well, including the Community Builder Award | ||
| from the Centerville Masonic Lodge and citations from the Leon | ||
| County Genealogical Society, Leon County Retired Teachers | ||
| Association, and East Texas Mounted Search and Rescue; in 2014, she | ||
| served as grand marshal of the Funtier Days Parade; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Bass enjoyed the love and | ||
| support of her husband of 57 years, Walter Terrell Bass, who passed | ||
| away in 2009; she takes pride in a fine family that includes her | ||
| son, Walter Lee Bass, and his wife, Geneva, as well as two | ||
| granddaughters and several great-grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Those Texans who give freely of their time and | ||
| talents to benefit the larger community make the world a better | ||
| place through their actions and their example, and Emma Bass of Leon | ||
| County is indeed one such person; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend Emma Bass for her many years of service | ||
| to the city of Centerville and to Leon County and extend to her | ||
| sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
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| ESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mrs. Bass as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Ashby | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 519 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 5, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
