Bill Text: TX HR623 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Chantal Bencze for her 53-year career at St. Thomas Episcopal School in Houston.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-07 - Reported enrolled [HR623 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR623-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 623 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Chantal Bencze has taught French at St. Thomas | ||
| Episcopal School in Houston for 53 years, and it is indeed fitting | ||
| to recognize her and honor her for her remarkable career; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native speaker of French, Mrs. Bencze was hired in | ||
| 1963 by the school's founder, the Reverend T. Robert Ingram; the | ||
| position has suited her ideally, as she is a strong proponent of a | ||
| faith-based, classical education, and she enjoys introducing her | ||
| students to the wonders and complexities of her mother tongue; she | ||
| ensures that her students are well versed not only in correct | ||
| grammar but also in good manners; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Bencze was born in Limoges, France, in 1934, to | ||
| Dr. Jean Dufour and Denise Dufour; she grew up as one of 10 children | ||
| and was educated in parochial schools; during the Nazi occupation, | ||
| her parents helped their Jewish compatriots, and she and her | ||
| siblings found small ways to show defiance to enemy soldiers; and | ||
| WHEREAS, At the age of 19, while on vacation in England, she | ||
| met an American soldier, Richard Gay, and they married and moved to | ||
| Miami before settling in Houston; she later married Stephen Bencze; | ||
| her family has grown through the years to include 6 children, 18 | ||
| grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren, and she maintains close | ||
| ties to her many relatives in France; in her free time, she is an | ||
| avid reader of histories and literary classics; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Few teachers can claim a career spanning more than a | ||
| half century, and through her enduring commitment to education, | ||
| Chantal Bencze continues to make a positive difference in the lives | ||
| of young Texans; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby honor Chantal Bencze for her 53-year career at | ||
| St. Thomas Episcopal School 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. Bencze as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Wu | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 623 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 2, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
