Bill Text: TX HR63 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: In memory of Dionne Phillips Bagsby of Fort Worth.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-01-16 - Reported enrolled [HR63 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HR63-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 63

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life has drawn to a close with
the death of former Tarrant County commissioner Dionne Phillips
Bagsby on January 10, 2019, at the age of 82; and
WHEREAS, Born in Phoenix, Illinois, to Paul and Ann Phillips,
Dionne Phillips earned her bachelor's degree from Illinois Wesleyan
University, her certification in speech pathology from George
Peabody College for Teachers, and her master's degree from Texas
Christian University; joined in matrimony to James A. Bagsby, she
was the proud mother of two children, Dionne Bagsby Jones and James
Tipkins Bagsby, and later in life she was blessed with four
grandchildren, Kirbe, Kelli, Josiah, and Elijah, and five
step-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, In the 1960s, Ms. Bagsby moved with her husband to
Fort Worth, where she was employed as a speech therapist for Fort
Worth ISD and helped the district work toward a peaceful
integration of Fort Worth schools; she devoted much of her time to
community activism, recruiting qualified candidates to run for
public office and playing a leading role in the establishment of the
Greater Fort Worth Area Negro Business and Professional Women's
Club; and
WHEREAS, In 1988, Ms. Bagsby ran for office herself and
became the first woman and the first African American to win a seat
on the Tarrant County Commissioners Court; she served as
commissioner for Precinct 1 until 2005, and during her 16-year
tenure, she was a champion for improving education and increasing
the employment of women and minorities; she also expanded access to
health care by working to open community clinics across the county,
helped establish an immunization program, and guided grant money to
women's shelters in Fort Worth and Arlington; and
WHEREAS, This dynamic woman continued to contribute to her
community even in retirement, serving on the boards of United Way,
the Jubilee Theatre, Trinity Terrace, and the Fort Worth
Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce Youth Leadership
Development Program, among others; she was a recipient of the
Legacy Award from the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, and a
sub-courthouse in southwest Tarrant County was named in her honor;
and
WHEREAS, A woman of profound religious faith, Dionne Bagsby
lived by the words of Luke 12:48, "From everyone who has been given
much, much will be demanded," and the legacy of her service to her
family and her community will forever inspire all those who knew and
loved her; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dionne Phillips
Bagsby and extend heartfelt sympathy to her family 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 Dionne
Phillips Bagsby.
Davis of Dallas
Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Oliverson
Allen Guillen Ortega
Allison Gutierrez Pacheco
Anchia Harless Paddie
Anderson Harris Parker
Ashby Hefner Patterson
Bailes Hernandez Paul
Beckley Herrero Perez
Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Phelan
Bell of Montgomery Holland Price
Bernal Howard Ramos
Biedermann Huberty Raney
Blanco Hunter Raymond
Bohac Israel Reynolds
Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
Buckley Johnson of Harris Rose
Bucy Kacal Rosenthal
Burns King of Hemphill Sanford
Burrows King of Parker Schaefer
Button King of Uvalde Shaheen
Cain Klick Sheffield
Calanni Krause Sherman, Sr.
Canales Kuempel Shine
Capriglione Lambert Smith
Clardy Landgraf Smithee
Cole Lang Springer
Coleman Larson Stephenson
Collier Leach Stickland
Cortez Leman Stucky
Craddick Longoria Swanson
Cyrier Lozano Talarico
Darby Lucio III Thierry
Davis of Dallas Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
Davis of Harris Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
Dean Metcalf Tinderholt
Deshotel Meyer Toth
Dominguez Meza Turner of Dallas
Dutton Middleton Turner of Tarrant
Farrar Miller VanDeaver
Flynn Minjarez Vo
Frank Moody Walle
Frullo Morrison White
Geren Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
Gervin-Hawkins Murphy Wray
Goldman Murr Wu
González of Dallas Neave Zedler
González of El Paso Nevárez Zerwas
Goodwin Noble Zwiener
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 63 was unanimously adopted by a rising
vote of the House on January 16, 2019.
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Chief Clerk of the House