Bill Text: TX SR655 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Catherine Geraldine Green.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-29 - Reported enrolled [SR655 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR655-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Catherine Geraldine Green | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
| commemorates the life of Catherine Geraldine Green, who died | ||
| April 21, 2015, at the age of 76; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Catherine Green was born on June 7, 1938, in | ||
| Lafayette, Louisiana, to Joseph Watson Brown and Mary Agnes | ||
| Dartez Brown; after graduating from the Holy Rosary Institute in | ||
| Lafayette, she attended Texas Southern University, where she | ||
| earned a bachelor's degree in biology; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She enjoyed her professional work in medical | ||
| research at the Baylor College of Medicine and at The University | ||
| of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center; she specialized in the | ||
| fields of virology, colon cancer, and immunology; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She married Jessie Green after her college | ||
| graduation, and she was blessed with three children, David Alan | ||
| Green, Larry V. Green, and the late Melanie G. Green; she later | ||
| became the grandmother of Meggan, Kelsey, Dylan, and Joseph, who | ||
| were a source of much pride and joy for her; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A devout Christian who practiced her faith in her | ||
| daily life, she was a member of Saint Benedict the Abbot Catholic | ||
| Church, where she taught classes, served as church historian and | ||
| as president of the Saint Benedict's Seniors, and was a member of | ||
| the Ladies Auxiliary; she was also active in the community as a | ||
| volunteer with Child Advocates of Houston and the Leukemia | ||
| Lymphoma Society; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and compassion, she | ||
| gave generously to others, and her wisdom, warmth, and valued | ||
| counsel will not be forgotten; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She was devoted to her family and friends, and she | ||
| leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by all who | ||
| were privileged to share in her life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
| Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
| family of Catherine Geraldine Green; 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 Catherine Geraldine Green. | ||
| Ellis | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 29, 2015, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
