Bill Text: TX SCR44 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Frances Debora McBride Collins.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-10 - Signed by the Governor [SCR44 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SCR44-Enrolled.html
S.C.R. No. 44 |
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WHEREAS, The city of Mineola lost a beloved resident with the | ||
passing of Frances Debora McBride Collins on February 20, 2017, at | ||
the age of 91; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in 1925 in the community of Hopewell, the | ||
former Frances McBride graduated from John Tyler High School in | ||
1941; she worked as an elevator operator in People's National Bank | ||
in Tyler before taking a job with the Cotton Belt Railway; during | ||
World War II, she won the distinction of being named Miss Camp | ||
Fannin at the U.S. Army Infantry Training Center near Tyler; and | ||
WHEREAS, She married Wayne Collins in 1948, and the couple | ||
made their home in Mineola, where they owned and operated Collins, a | ||
clothing and gift store; Mrs. Collins played an important role in | ||
the business, working at the cosmetics counter, modeling the | ||
clothing at fashion shows in Mineola and Tyler, and accompanying | ||
her husband on buying trips to Dallas and New York; and | ||
WHEREAS, A devoted mother, Mrs. Collins took great pride in | ||
her four children, Craig, Corey, Cristle, and Clay, and she | ||
actively participated in the PTA and in running the Band Booster | ||
concession stand; as the years passed, she was further blessed with | ||
10 beloved grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, Engaged in her community, Mrs. Collins was a valued | ||
member of the First Baptist Church of Mineola and the local chapter | ||
of the Philanthropic Educational Organization; in her leisure time, | ||
she enjoyed gardening and landscaping, and she received the Yard of | ||
the Month Award from the Mineola Garden Club on multiple occasions; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Frances Collins lived a full and generous life | ||
surrounded by those she loved, and she will forever be remembered | ||
with great admiration and affection; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby pay tribute to the memory of Frances Debora McBride Collins | ||
and extend heartfelt sympathy to her relatives and many 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 | ||
Frances Collins. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 44 was adopted by the Senate | ||
on March 16, 2017. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 44 was adopted by the House | ||
on April 27, 2017. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
Approved: | ||
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Date | ||
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Governor |