Bill Text: TX HR600 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Alveretta Theresa Frilot Ledet of Houston.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-22 - Reported enrolled [HR600 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR600-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 600 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Alveretta Theresa Frilot Ledet of Houston passed | ||
| away on January 20, 2018, at the age of 90, leaving her wide circle | ||
| of loved ones to cherish their many happy memories of time spent in | ||
| her company; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Affectionately known as "Retta," the former | ||
| Alveretta Frilot was born on September 5, 1927, in the community of | ||
| Frilot Cove, Louisiana, to Clifford and Inez Frilot; the eldest of | ||
| six children, she worked to support her family while attending Holy | ||
| Ghost High School in Opelousas, and she helped her father raise her | ||
| younger siblings, Clifford, Alphonse, Albertha, Lois, and | ||
| Veronica, after their mother died in 1945; following her | ||
| graduation, she taught school for one year in Frilot Cove; and | ||
| WHEREAS, On November 18, 1950, she wed her true love, Curtis | ||
| Ledet, with whom she shared nearly seven decades; they moved to | ||
| Houston to begin their married life, and Mrs. Ledet devoted herself | ||
| to providing a nurturing home for her five children, Sheliah, | ||
| Michael, Carey, Sharon, and Carmela; she was also delighted to | ||
| become a grandmother and great-grandmother many times over; her | ||
| superb skills as a cook were greatly appreciated by her relatives | ||
| and friends, who were particularly fond of her delicious rice | ||
| dressing and pecan cake; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Ledet's faith was a source of much comfort and | ||
| reassurance to her, and she was a loyal member of the congregation | ||
| at Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church; in her free time, she | ||
| enjoyed reading the newspaper and watching her favorite basketball | ||
| team, the Houston Rockets; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Possessed of a kind and caring nature, Retta Ledet | ||
| brightened the world for all who were blessed to know her, and she | ||
| will forever hold a treasured place in their hearts; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Alveretta Theresa | ||
| Frilot Ledet and extend sincere sympathy to her loved ones; 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 Alveretta | ||
| Ledet. | ||
| Dutton | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 600 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 21, 2019. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
