Bill Text: TX HR55 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Leona Pauline Dunbar Erekson.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-16 - Reported enrolled [HR55 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR55-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 55 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Friends and family will long cherish their memories | ||
| of Leona Pauline Dunbar Erekson, who passed away on July 9, 2017, at | ||
| the age of 85; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born to Ned and Mary Leech Dunbar on November 9, | ||
| 1931, in Del Rio, the former Pauline Dunbar grew up with her | ||
| brother, Allan, on a ranch between Del Rio and Rocksprings; after | ||
| graduating from Rocksprings High School in 1949, she continued her | ||
| education at Texas Tech University, and she later moved to Dallas to | ||
| study photography; and | ||
| WHEREAS, While in Dallas, she met her future husband, Bob | ||
| Erekson, whom she wed on August 2, 1953; the couple became the proud | ||
| parents of two children, Paula and Ronny, and with the passing | ||
| years, they were further blessed with seven grandchildren, Walt, | ||
| Karrah, Naomi, Ruth, Anna, Abigail, and Rebekah, and three | ||
| great-grandchildren, Tilden, Emilie, and AnnElise; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Erekson pursued several careers over the | ||
| course of her life, working for such diverse employers as the ASCS | ||
| office, Rocksprings schools, and the Edwards County Hospital; she | ||
| spent more than three decades with the Edwards County EMS as a | ||
| medic, board member, and historian, and she also ran a flower and | ||
| gift shop with her daughter for a time; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Active in her community, Mrs. Erekson was a Sunday | ||
| school teacher and a valued member of the Order of the Eastern Star, | ||
| and she gave photography lessons through the local 4-H club; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Pauline Erekson led a life filled with joy and | ||
| purpose, and she leaves behind a record of service that her loved | ||
| ones can remember with pride; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
| of Leona Pauline Dunbar Erekson and extend heartfelt sympathy to | ||
| her relatives and many 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 | ||
| Erekson. | ||
| Murr | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 55 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
| vote of the House on August 15, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
