Bill Text: TX HR952 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Van Van Osdall of Houston on her 100th birthday.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-15 - Reported enrolled [HR952 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR952-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 952 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Van Van Osdall of Houston commemorated a remarkable | ||
| milestone in her life on February 20, 2011, when she celebrated her | ||
| 100th birthday; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Akron, Ohio, in 1911 to Belle and Harry | ||
| Dellenberger, she married Fred Van Osdall in 1936 and came to | ||
| Houston with him in 1950; the couple shared more than six decades | ||
| together, until Mr. Van Osdall's passing in 1997, and they became | ||
| the parents of three children, John, Christine, and Mary Jane; | ||
| through the passing years, Mrs. Van Osdall has had the pleasure of | ||
| welcoming into her family six grandchildren and eight | ||
| great-grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1960, she helped to found the Braes Republican | ||
| Women organization and served as its president in 1963, 1967, and | ||
| 1980; the group contributed to the successful election in 1961 of | ||
| John Tower, the first Republican U.S. senator from Texas since | ||
| Reconstruction, and was also instrumental in the election of future | ||
| U.S. senator Kay Bailey Hutchison to the state legislature; Mrs. | ||
| Van Osdall still participates in the group, which is thought to be | ||
| the oldest Republican women's club active in Harris County today; | ||
| moreover, she volunteered for many years in the Methodist Hospital | ||
| System, and since 1951, she has been a member of Bethany United | ||
| Methodist Church, where she participated in Sunday school and other | ||
| church programs; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Van Van Osdall has witnessed a panorama of change | ||
| during a historic century, and her 100th birthday offers a fitting | ||
| opportunity to remind her of the special place she holds in the | ||
| hearts of her friends and loved ones; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Van Van Osdall 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. Van Osdall as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| S. Davis of Harris | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 952 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 7, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
