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


Bill Title: In memory of Letitia Washington Plummer.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

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
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