Bill Text: TX HR945 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Margaret Merle Roberts of Houston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-02 - Reported enrolled [HR945 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR945-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 945 |
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WHEREAS, An exemplary life devoted to family, faith, and | ||
public service came to an untimely end with the passing of Margaret | ||
Merle Roberts of Houston on January 4, 2017, at the age of 46; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born on March 21, 1970, to Charlie and Allegro | ||
Scott, the former Margaret Scott was the youngest of eight | ||
children; growing up in the Riverwood Estates community, she | ||
attended schools in the North Forest Independent School District | ||
and graduated in 1988 from M. B. Smiley High School, where she was a | ||
member of the Eagles marching band and a majorette; she continued | ||
her education at Texas Southern University and the University of | ||
Houston-Clear Lake; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Roberts was employed as a bank teller and banker | ||
before taking a job as a correctional officer with the Texas | ||
Department of Corrections; in April 1994, she began a career with | ||
the Houston Fire Department that would go on to span 22 years; she | ||
loved her work and the opportunity that it gave her to protect the | ||
public and serve alongside her fellow first responders, and she | ||
further contributed to her profession as an active member of the | ||
Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association IAFF Local No. 341 | ||
and the Houston Black Fire Fighters Association and as a teacher at | ||
the Houston Community College Robert Garner Firefighter Academy; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, This remarkable woman treasured her family above all | ||
else, taking great pride in her three children, Dominique, Daniel, | ||
and Crystal, as well as her stepdaughter, Jerlisa, her two | ||
grandsons, Julian and Kareem, and her stepgrandson, Reginald; she | ||
enjoyed a fulfilling relationship with Daniel Jerome Roberts II, | ||
whom she married in 1998; and | ||
WHEREAS, A successful entrepreneur, Ms. Roberts pursued a | ||
number of business ventures, including the trucking company that | ||
she and her husband owned, Like Magic Transportation; she also | ||
worked as a licensed real estate and loan officer, and she had a | ||
passion for Harley-Davidson motorcycles; a woman who drew on her | ||
faith for guidance and inspiration, she was a valued member of | ||
St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church in Humble; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although her death has brought great sorrow to her | ||
family and friends, Margaret Roberts touched many lives during her | ||
time on this earth, and all those who shared in the warmth of her | ||
affection will forever hold her close in their hearts; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Margaret Merle | ||
Roberts and extend deepest condolences to all those 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 Margaret | ||
Roberts. | ||
Huberty | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 945 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on March 30, 2017. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||