Bill Text: TX HR572 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Iris Brite Porter.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-30 - Reported enrolled [HR572 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR572-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 572 |
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help to comfort | ||
those saddened by the passing of Iris Brite Porter on July 19, 2022, | ||
at the age of 89; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Pleasanton on July 12, 1933, to Thomas and | ||
Nora Brite, the former Iris Wilsie Brite grew up with the | ||
companionship of four older siblings, Rita, Ralph, Bessie, and | ||
Taylor; her father taught her that education was the key to success, | ||
and through hard work and discipline, she was named valedictorian | ||
of Pleasanton High School before graduating summa cum laude from | ||
Texas State University in 1953; and | ||
WHEREAS, The following year, she exchanged wedding vows with | ||
Norman Porter, with whom she shared more than six decades of | ||
marriage until his passing; she was a devoted mother to her son, | ||
Norman, and also cherished her three grandchildren, her nine | ||
great-grandchildren, and her nieces and nephews; and | ||
WHEREAS, After teaching in Corpus Christi, San Antonio, and | ||
Bronte, Mrs. Porter returned to Pleasanton, where she became the | ||
district's only special education teacher; she was later elevated | ||
to the role of special education director, before starting and | ||
directing a special education co-op of five school districts; she | ||
was deeply dedicated to ensuring that all students with | ||
disabilities were provided the support they needed and were treated | ||
with respect and kindness; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1990, Mrs. Porter began a new chapter in her life | ||
when she entered law school; she graduated from St. Mary's | ||
University School of Law at the age of 60 and was chosen by her peers | ||
to be the featured speaker at her graduation ceremony; from there, | ||
she practiced law up until the date of her passing, and she earned a | ||
reputation as a tough but caring advocate for her clients, most of | ||
whom had nowhere else to turn for help; and | ||
WHEREAS, Iris Brite Porter inspired many people through her | ||
exemplary professional achievements and her fierce commitment to | ||
the underserved, and she will long be remembered with affection and | ||
admiration by all who had the good fortune to know her; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Iris Brite Porter and | ||
extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her son, | ||
Norman Porter, and his wife, Amy; to her grandchildren, Nolan Brite | ||
Porter and his wife, Lisa, Erin Kathleen Porter Wells and her | ||
husband, JJ, and Ross Shafer Porter and his wife, Estelle; to her | ||
great-grandchildren, Miles, London, Noah, and Harlow Iris Porter, | ||
Lake, Ruby, and Forrest Wells, and Evangeline and Charli Porter; | ||
and to her 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 Iris Brite | ||
Porter. | ||
King of Uvalde | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 572 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on March 30, 2023. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||