Bill Text: TX HR66 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Frances Ellen Wyche of Zavalla on her 100th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-18 - Reported enrolled [HR66 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR66-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 66 |
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WHEREAS, The 100th birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly | ||
cause for celebration, and Frances Ellen Wyche of Zavalla marked | ||
this momentous milestone in her life on January 18, 2021; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born to Herman and Ila Walton in Detroit in 1921, the | ||
former Fran Walton grew up in the Beaumont area with two brothers, | ||
Jack and Tommy, and a sister, Mary Ann; she studied ballet and tap | ||
dancing, and in 1939, she won a national baton-twirling | ||
championship; while attending Baylor University during World War | ||
II, she also performed around the state with her brothers at events | ||
supporting the war effort; and | ||
WHEREAS, She married her high school sweetheart, Robert Hiram | ||
Wyche Jr., and his career in the U.S. Army Air Corps took her to | ||
Okinawa, Japan, and China; over the years, she also lived in | ||
Houston, where she was employed as a receptionist at NASA, and in | ||
Colorado, where she managed her brother's restaurant; as her mother | ||
grew older, she returned to Texas, and for a decade she worked | ||
alongside her sister in public relations and memberships at the | ||
Better Business Bureau; she settled in Tyler County in 1974, and | ||
after joining the round dance club at the Opera House in Woodville, | ||
operated by her sister, she helped out as a hostess for many | ||
functions; and | ||
WHEREAS, A longtime resident of Colmesneil, Mrs. Wyche moved | ||
to Zavalla in 2020 to stay with her son, Robin; she likes seeing the | ||
horses and other animals on his farm, and she enjoys taking daily | ||
half-mile walks, conversing with neighbors, gardening, reading, | ||
and watching television; in addition, she delights in visits from | ||
grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, Meeting life's challenges with resilience, | ||
optimism, and grace, Fran Wyche holds a special place in the hearts | ||
of her family and friends, and she is a continuing source of | ||
inspiration to all who are fortunate enough to know her; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Frances Ellen Wyche on her 100th | ||
birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued | ||
happiness; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mrs. Wyche as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
White | ||
Ashby | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 66 was adopted by the House on March | ||
10, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||