Bill Text: TX HR780 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Ira B. Scott Sr. of Houston on his 102nd birthday.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-22 - Reported enrolled [HR780 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR780-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 780 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The 102nd birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed | ||
| cause for celebration, and Ira B. Scott Sr. of Houston is marking | ||
| this significant occasion in his life on March 25, 2019; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of Willis, Ira Scott was born in 1917; he | ||
| attended public schools in his hometown before transferring to Port | ||
| Arthur Lincoln High School because it offered a full 12 grades of | ||
| instruction; he completed his bachelor's degree in education at | ||
| Huston-Tillotson University and taught in a small community near | ||
| Shreveport, Louisiana; subsequently, he worked for the YMCA in New | ||
| Orleans; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Scott married the former Evelyn Rhoda Landix, | ||
| and the couple became the proud parents of three sons, Ira, Carl, | ||
| and Vernon; they lived in Conroe while Mr. Scott taught at Booker | ||
| T. Washington School, and he founded the community's first Boy | ||
| Scout troop for African Americans; after he joined the faculty of | ||
| Phillis Wheatley High, the family relocated to Houston; Wheatley | ||
| moved to a new facility the following year, but Mr. Scott remained | ||
| at the location as it became E. O. Smith Junior High; he rose to | ||
| become principal of the campus and served there for 35 years until | ||
| his retirement; for more than a quarter-century, he was a board | ||
| member of the credit union for Houston teachers; he also served as | ||
| president of the Houston Retired Teachers Association; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Deeply committed to his community, Mr. Scott | ||
| established the first Boy Scout troop in the Fifth Ward with the | ||
| help of fellow educators and parents; he was a trustee of | ||
| Huston-Tillotson University and served as president of the alumni | ||
| organization, and he has given generously of his time and talents to | ||
| the Prince Hall Masons; one of the longest-tenured members of Omega | ||
| Psi Phi Fraternity, he has been active in the Nu Phi Chapter for | ||
| over seven decades, and he was chapter basileus and a chaplain of | ||
| the Ninth District; moreover, he has been a valued member of Trinity | ||
| United Methodist Church for more than 65 years, and he has served in | ||
| the choir and men's ministry; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A distinguished educator and engaged citizen, Ira | ||
| Scott has earned the deep admiration of innumerable people, and he | ||
| may reflect with great satisfaction on a long lifetime of | ||
| achievement; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Ira B. Scott Sr. on the joyous | ||
| occasion of his 102nd birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes | ||
| for continued happiness; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Scott as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Johnson of Harris | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 780 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 21, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
