Bill Text: TX SR3 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Ruby Mae Washington.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-01-13 - Reported enrolled [SR3 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR3-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Ruby Mae Washington | ||
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
commemorates the life of Ruby Mae Washington, who died December | ||
25, 2020, at the age of 86; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ruby Mae Washington was born on December 14, 1934, | ||
in Pittsburg, Texas; she grew up in the Harvard Switch Community, | ||
and she graduated from Frederick Douglass High School in 1951; and | ||
WHEREAS, She and her beloved husband, the late George L. | ||
Washington Sr., were blessed with four children, Gwenda Joyce | ||
Lowe, Lottie Jean Grant, George L. Washington Jr., and Lee Daryl | ||
Washington; her three grandchildren and the rest of her loving | ||
extended family were a source of much pride and joy for her; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ruby Mae earned a license from the Tyler Barber | ||
and Beauty College and went on to enjoy a long and productive | ||
career as the owner of her beloved salon, Washington Clientele, | ||
in Dallas; and | ||
WHEREAS, A devout Christian who practiced her faith in her | ||
daily life, she was an active member of several churches over the | ||
course of her life; she taught Sunday school, sang in church | ||
choirs, and participated in prayer bands and other ministries; | ||
she became a loyal member of Antioch Fellowship Missionary | ||
Baptist Church; and | ||
WHEREAS, A woman of strength, wisdom, and grace, she gave | ||
unselfishly to others, and she was treasured for her loving, | ||
generous spirit by those who were privileged to share in her | ||
life; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Washington was a devoted wife, mother, and | ||
grandmother, and she leaves behind memories that will be | ||
cherished forever by her family and many friends; now, therefore, | ||
be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
family of Ruby Mae Washington; 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 Ruby Mae Washington. | ||
West | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on January 13, 2021, by | ||
a rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |