Bill Text: TX SR27 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Susan Holland Campbell of Bowie.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-01-19 - Reported enrolled [SR27 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR27-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Susan Holland Campbell | ||
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
commemorates the life of Susan Holland Campbell, who died June | ||
23, 2010, at the age of 53; and | ||
WHEREAS, A fourth-generation native Texan, Susan | ||
Campbell was born April 15, 1957, in Beaumont and grew up in | ||
Georgetown, participating in drill team, choir, and theater at | ||
school; she graduated from Wichita Falls High School, where | ||
she sang in the a capella choir and the Old High Singers and | ||
participated in drama; and | ||
WHEREAS, She earned a bachelor's degree in history from | ||
Midwestern State University, where she was named Outstanding | ||
Woman in her sophomore, junior, and senior years and capped her | ||
senior year as Lady Midwestern; she was also a student academic | ||
advisor and was elected to the Chi Omega Sorority and to several | ||
honor societies; and | ||
WHEREAS, She went on to pursue graduate studies in historic | ||
preservation and began a career in downtown and community | ||
development; she joined the Texas Main Street Program, working in | ||
McKinney and Austin before serving for 10 years with Downtown | ||
Fort Worth, holding a variety of positions, including vice | ||
president and marketing communications director; and | ||
WHEREAS, She and her husband, James, moved to Bowie in | ||
1998, and Susan became Main Street director and economic | ||
development coordinator for the City of Bowie; she was a longtime | ||
member of the Texas Downtown Association and served as the | ||
organization's president in 2009; she was active in numerous | ||
other civic and charitable organizations and continued to share | ||
her artistic talents by participating as a singer and performer | ||
in local productions; and | ||
WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and compassion, she | ||
gave generously to others, and her family and friends will | ||
continue to live with the cherished memories of her life and her | ||
many achievements; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
family and friends of Susan Holland Campbell; 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 Susan Holland Campbell. | ||
Estes | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on January 19, 2011, by | ||
a rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |