Bill Text: TX SCR15 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

Texas Senate Concurrent Resolution 15 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: In memory of Virginia Nancy Birt Baker.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-31 - Filed [SCR15 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-SCR15-Introduced.html

	86R8837 BK-D

	By: Hughes	S.C.R. No. 15



	CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the
	passing of Virginia Nancy Birt Baker on January 20, 2019, at the age
	of 89; and
	WHEREAS, The former Ginny Birt was born on August 22, 1929, in
	Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Gladys and Charles Birt, and she grew up
	with the companionship of a sister, Catherine; she moved with her
	family to Texas at age 10 and went on to attend Highland Park High
	School and Southern Methodist University, where she graduated with
	a degree in interior design; and
	WHEREAS, Seeking an opportunity to see the world, she
	traveled to Europe to work as a civilian for the United States Army
	and met her future husband, Charles "Chet" Baker, while in
	Gelnhausen, Germany; the couple wed in 1956, and over the course of
	a rewarding marriage that spanned 62 years, they became the parents
	of four treasured children, Juliette, Christopher, Nancy, and
	Matthew; later in life, Mrs. Baker was affectionately known as
	"Grammar" to her 19 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; and
	WHEREAS, In the 1960s, Mrs. Baker served as the textbooks
	chair for the Daughters of the American Revolution, a role in which
	she evaluated public school textbooks and testified numerous times
	before the State Textbook Committee; out of a strong desire to
	ensure that their children received a quality education, she and
	her husband decided to homeschool, and Mrs. Baker became a tireless
	advocate for that method of instruction, publishing Teaching Your
	Children at Home, one of the first manuals for parents; in addition,
	she spoke at homeschool seminars and conferences in many states,
	wrote for national homeschool publications, and testified on behalf
	of home education on numerous occasions; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Baker was also active with the Reading Reform
	Foundation and was a frequent speaker at its seminars; she was a
	longtime member of such societies as the Magna Charta Dames, the
	Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America, and the Sons and
	Daughters of the Pilgrims, and her research and writing covered
	genealogy, politics, history, and Biblical studies; and
	WHEREAS, Ginny Baker generously shared her time, knowledge,
	and expertise in her quest to empower parents to make the best
	decisions for their children's education, and she will forever be
	remembered with deep admiration and affection by her loved ones and
	by those whose lives were touched by her work; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas
	hereby pay tribute to the memory of Virginia Nancy Birt Baker and
	extend heartfelt sympathy to her relatives and friends; 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of
	Virginia Baker.