Bill Text: TX SR348 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Beatrice Lehman Green of Houston on the occasion of her 100th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-04 - Reported enrolled [SR348 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR348-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
recognize Beatrice Lehman Green on the grand occasion of her | ||
100th birthday; and | ||
WHEREAS, This exemplary lady is well known for her charm | ||
and generosity of spirit, and she is a revered citizen who is | ||
active in Houston's Third Ward; and | ||
WHEREAS, Beatrice Green was born March 1, 1913, in Mansura, | ||
Louisiana; she attended Concordia College in Selma, Alabama, and | ||
moved to Houston in the late 1930s; she was married to the late | ||
Allie Charles Green for 60 years; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Green worked for 40 years for the James | ||
Baker, Jr., family in Houston; she played an important role | ||
taking care of the family's children, one of whom, James Baker | ||
III, became United States Secretary of State; she served for a | ||
time as Mrs. Baker's personal secretary; and | ||
WHEREAS, A devout Christian who practices her faith in her | ||
daily life, Mrs. Green is a founding member of Holy Cross | ||
Lutheran Church, where she has taken part in a wide variety of | ||
ministries, including choir, the Lutheran Women Missionary | ||
League, and the Altar Guild; and | ||
WHEREAS, She has been active in political affairs for many | ||
years; she participated in sit-ins at the State Capitol during | ||
the civil rights movement and served as an assistant precinct | ||
judge over a 50-year period; throughout her life, she has served | ||
with numerous community organizations and is currently mascot | ||
for the Third Ward Line Dancers; and | ||
WHEREAS, A beloved and respected member of her community, | ||
she is noted for her affectionate and engaging personality, her | ||
compassion for others, and her enthusiasm for living each day to | ||
the fullest; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, | ||
83rd Legislature, hereby commend Beatrice Lehman Green on her | ||
many achievements and extend to her best wishes for a memorable | ||
100th birthday celebration; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
her as a memento of this milestone in her life. | ||
Ellis | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on March 4, 2013. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |