Bill Text: TX SR357 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Thelma Hope Roach on the occasion of her 100th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-06 - Reported enrolled [SR357 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR357-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The 100th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed | ||
cause for celebration, and Thelma Hope Roach of Henderson marked | ||
this momentous milestone in her life on January 13, 2017; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Rusk County in 1917 to Robert and Lena | ||
Thompson, the former Hope Thompson is descended from the | ||
Thompson-McCoy family; she is the granddaughter of Evan | ||
Thompson, who was listed in the 1896 Choctaw Census, and she is of | ||
Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Cherokee descent; today, she is revered | ||
as the oldest member of the Mount Tabor Indian Community; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Roach shared a fulfilling marriage of more | ||
than five decades with her husband, Cecil Lee Roach; the couple | ||
made their home in Rusk County, outside of Henderson; a devoted | ||
mother, she takes great pride in her two sons, Ronald "Butch" | ||
Thompson and Claude Timothy Thompson; and | ||
WHEREAS, The resilience and strength of character | ||
demonstrated by centenarians are a source of enduring | ||
inspiration, and Hope Roach has joined an elite group of Texans | ||
who can reflect on 100 years of life well lived; now, therefore, | ||
be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
Legislature, hereby congratulate Thelma Hope Roach on her 100th | ||
birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued | ||
happiness; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
Mrs. Roach as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. | ||
Hughes | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on March 6, 2017. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |