Bill Text: TX HR596 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Evelyn Standley for her service to the Smith Point Volunteer Fire Department.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-22 - Reported enrolled [HR596 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR596-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 596 |
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WHEREAS, Our communities draw immeasurable strength from | ||
individuals such as Evelyn Standley, whose tireless work in behalf | ||
of the Smith Point Volunteer Fire Department has made a lasting | ||
difference in the lives of countless area residents; and | ||
WHEREAS, Before Smith Point had a fire department, | ||
Mrs. Standley was one of several local women who would help fight | ||
grass fires using buckets of water and tow sacks; having proven | ||
their mettle, these women were voted into the newly formed | ||
volunteer fire department in March 1976, and they began serving as | ||
first responders, evaluating emergency situations and fighting | ||
house and tank fires; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Standley further contributed to the department | ||
by holding the office of secretary from 1977 to 2015 and treasurer | ||
from 1985 to 2016; moreover, she carefully chronicled Smith Point | ||
VFD's history for many years and has assisted with the annual fish | ||
and oyster fry fund-raiser; in 2017, her colleagues recognized her | ||
exceptional efforts by dedicating the Evelyn Standley Pavilion at | ||
the firehouse; and | ||
WHEREAS, A resident of Smith Point since 1927, Mrs. Standley | ||
drove a bus and worked in a school lunchroom for several decades | ||
before retiring from the Anahuac Independent School District in | ||
1988; and | ||
WHEREAS, For the past 43 years, Evelyn Standley has helped | ||
Smith Point VFD protect the lives and property of local citizens, | ||
and she may indeed reflect with pride on the many valuable | ||
contributions she has made to her community; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commend Evelyn Standley for her many years of | ||
service to the Smith Point Volunteer Fire Department and extend to | ||
her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mrs. Standley as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Middleton | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 596 was adopted by the House on March | ||
21, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||