Bill Text: TX SR404 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Margaret Merle Roberts.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-13 - Reported enrolled [SR404 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR404-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Margaret Merle Roberts | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the | ||
| citizens of Houston in mourning the loss of Margaret Merle | ||
| Roberts, who died January 4, 2017, at the age of 46; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Margaret Roberts was born on March 21, 1970, and | ||
| she grew up in the Riverwood Estates community in Houston; she | ||
| graduated from M. B. Smiley High School in 1988, and she | ||
| furthered her studies at Texas Southern University and later at | ||
| the University of Houston in Clear Lake; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Margaret joined the Houston Fire Department in | ||
| April of 1994, and over the years, she was assigned to fire | ||
| stations throughout the Houston area; in 2002, she attended | ||
| Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting training, and she was | ||
| transferred to help open a new fire station at George Bush | ||
| Intercontinental Airport the following year; she retired from | ||
| the department on December 13, 2016, after 22 years of | ||
| distinguished service; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to her career as a firefighter, | ||
| Margaret succeeded in several entrepreneurial endeavors with her | ||
| husband, Daniel Jerome Roberts II; she was a loving mother and | ||
| grandmother who guided her family by spiritual example, and she | ||
| was an active member of Saint Luke Missionary Baptist Church; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Margaret Merle Roberts was a devoted public | ||
| servant,andsheinspiredthosearoundherwithherkindness,her | ||
| wisdom, and her steadfast bravery in working to protect her | ||
| fellow citizens; she is being posthumously honored on | ||
| Firefighters and Paramedics Day at the State Capitol on March 21, | ||
| 2017; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
| family and friends of Margaret Merle Roberts; 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 Margaret Merle Roberts. | ||
| Whitmire | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 13, 2017, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
