Bill Text: TX HR928 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Shirley Jane Sloan Hamm of Pittsburg.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-28 - Reported enrolled [HR928 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR928-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 928 |
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
passing of admired educator Shirley Jane Sloan Hamm of Pittsburg on | ||
March 7, 2017, at the age of 82; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Clarksville on June 19, 1934, she completed | ||
both her bachelor's degree and her master's degree in library | ||
science at East Texas State University; she married her high school | ||
sweetheart, Harvey David Hamm, on August 15, 1954, and they became | ||
the proud parents of two children, Harvey and Melinda; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Hamm taught English in Dallas and then in | ||
Pittsburg schools, where she also served as a librarian; while | ||
instilling a love of language in children, she demonstrated a | ||
special understanding of those who struggled for acceptance and | ||
made them feel included; many of her former students kept in touch | ||
through the years, and the hundreds of valentines she received from | ||
them were displayed seasonally in the windows of the shop owned by | ||
her daughter and son-in-law; and | ||
WHEREAS, In her retirement, Mrs. Hamm continued to share her | ||
love of literature with her grandchildren, Jennifer, Michael, and | ||
Mitchell, and her great-grandchildren, Josie, Kenlie, Kennady, | ||
Kynslee, Noah, and Keyton; she had a Kindle full of books but often | ||
visited the public library with her great-grandchildren in tow, and | ||
in her last days, she made sure a dear friend returned three books | ||
she had checked out; when not reading, she enjoyed traveling with | ||
her husband as members of the Shriner's RV Club, and the couple | ||
hosted legendary Christmas breakfasts for family and friends; in | ||
addition, she liked to invite friends for tea, and she beautified | ||
the world around her by painting, repairing antique furniture, | ||
gardening, and arranging flowers; she played a key role in the | ||
continuation of the Green Thumb Garden Club and its annual flower | ||
show, and, having mastered the tricky Hogarth Curve design, she won | ||
many awards for her arrangements; and | ||
WHEREAS, Devoted to her family, friends, and students, | ||
Shirley Hamm enriched the lives of innumerable people, and those | ||
who were privileged to know her will forever treasure their | ||
memories of her dry wit, frankness, and wisdom; now, therefore, be | ||
it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Shirley Jane Sloan | ||
Hamm and extend sincere sympathy to all who mourn her passing; 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 Shirley | ||
Hamm. | ||
Hefner | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 928 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on March 23, 2017. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||