Bill Text: TX SR22 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled

Texas Senate Resolution 22 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: In memory of Letitia Washington Plummer.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2021-08-16 - Reported enrolled [SR22 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-SR22-Enrolled.html


	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 22


	In Memory
	of
	Letitia Washington Plummer

	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
	commemorates the life of Letitia Washington Plummer, who died
	July 13, 2021, at the age of 98; and
	WHEREAS, Letitia Plummer was born on August 23, 1922, in
	Morales, to J. D. Washington and Eulalia Haynes Washington; she
	graduated from Phillis Wheatley High School in San Antonio in
	1938, and she went on to earn a degree in chemistry from Tillotson
	College in Austin; and
	WHEREAS, She married the late Matthew Plummer in April of
	1943, and the couple moved to Tuskegee, Alabama, where their
	sons, Matthew and James Plummer, were born; they were later
	blessed with a daughter, the late Diane Letitia Plummer; her five
	grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren were a source of
	much pride and joy for her; and
	WHEREAS, The family moved to Houston in 1949, and she
	earned a master's degree in counseling from Texas Southern
	University in 1954; she enjoyed a distinguished career as an
	educator and first served as a counselor at Houston's Phillis
	Wheatley High School; she later became the executive director of
	Guidance and Counseling with the Houston Independent School
	District, and she became known for her efforts to channel
	minority students toward college instead of toward trade
	schools; and
	WHEREAS, A woman of wisdom, courage, and determination,
	she gave unselfishly to others, and she will long be remembered
	for her radiant smile, her curiosity and thirst for knowledge,
	and her enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest; and
	WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother,
	and she leaves behind memories that will be cherished forever by
	her family and friends; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
	Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby extend sincere
	condolences to the bereaved family of Letitia Washington
	Plummer; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
	her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
	Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
	memory of Letitia Plummer.

	Whitmire



		________________________________
		President of the Senate

		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on August 16, 2021, by
		a rising vote.



		________________________________
		Secretary of the Senate



		________________________________
		Member, Texas Senate