Bill Text: TX SR458 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Ruth Natalie Carter Carroll of Houston.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-08 - Reported enrolled [SR458 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR458-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Ruth Natalie Carter Carroll | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the | ||
| citizens of Houston in mourning the loss of Ruth Natalie Carter | ||
| Carroll, who died February 22, 2011, at the age of 93; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ruth Carroll was an exemplary citizen who was | ||
| widely admired in her community for her ability to overcome | ||
| adversity and for her many outstanding achievements; she was born | ||
| January 22, 1918, in Burton; she was raised by her grandparents | ||
| after both her parents died during her infancy; she lost her | ||
| sight at a young age as a result of a tragic accident and attended | ||
| the Texas State School for the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind, where she | ||
| graduated as valedictorian; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She went on to graduate with honors from | ||
| Huston-Tillotson College and to earn a graduate degree from the | ||
| University of Denver in library science, again finishing at the | ||
| top of her class; following her graduation, she married Carl Mark | ||
| Carroll; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She enjoyed a long and productive career as a | ||
| librarian, first at Meharry Medical College during her husband's | ||
| attendance there, and later at The University of Texas, at Texas | ||
| Southern University, and for the Houston Independent School | ||
| District; following her retirement, she returned to school and | ||
| received a degree in nursing home administration from The | ||
| University of Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Carroll was a founding board member of | ||
| Riverside National Bank, the first African American bank west of | ||
| the Mississippi River, in 1963; she was active in numerous | ||
| community activities, including creating a nursing school | ||
| scholarship fund and initiating a program to assist African | ||
| American children stricken by polio; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A devout Christian who practiced her faith in her | ||
| daily life, she was a 61-year member of Trinity United Methodist | ||
| Church, where she served as a Sunday School teacher, a Communion | ||
| Guild member, an administrative board member, and a member of the | ||
| choir; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, | ||
| and she leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by | ||
| her family and many friends; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
| Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
| family of Ruth Natalie Carter Carroll: her daughters, LaVerne | ||
| Natalie Carroll Dailey, Patrice Marie Carroll Lockett, and Carla | ||
| Marcia Carroll; and her granddaughters, Natalie Janine Miriam | ||
| Dailey and Gabrielle Avril Celeste Dailey; 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 Ruth Natalie Carter Carroll. | ||
| Ellis | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 8, 2011, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
