Bill Text: TX SR655 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Catherine Geraldine Green.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
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 | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on April 29, 2015, by a | ||
rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |