Bill Text: TX SR68 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Emily Irene Hamrick Harding on the occasion of her 93rd birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-01-30 - Reported enrolled [SR68 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR68-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
recognize Emily Irene Hamrick Harding, who celebrated the joyous | ||
occasion of her 93rd birthday on October 2, 2016; and | ||
WHEREAS, Emily Irene Hamrick was born on October 2, 1923; | ||
she married Jack Clayton Harding in 1945, and they were blessed | ||
with three children; they were married for 39 years until | ||
Mr. Harding's death in 1984; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Harding family moved from Illinois to | ||
Brownsville in the summer of 1961; in the early 1980s, Irene | ||
planted bluebonnet seeds in her front flower beds, and within a | ||
couple of years, the flowers covered her entire front yard; the | ||
Brownsville Herald has twice featured her yard in front-page | ||
stories, and today she is locally known as "The Bluebonnet | ||
Queen"; and | ||
WHEREAS, Irene is an avid cook and baker, and she has | ||
passed down her culinary skills to her three daughters-in-law | ||
and her four grandchildren; she has also been blessed with five | ||
great-grandchildren, who are a source of immense pride and | ||
joy; and | ||
WHEREAS, Throughout her life, Irene Harding has been noted | ||
for her kindness, her spirited personality, and her enthusiasm | ||
for living life to the fullest; she is a well-known citizen in her | ||
community and is much beloved by her family and many friends; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
Legislature, hereby recognize Emily Irene Hamrick Harding as a | ||
treasured citizen of Texas and congratulate her on her 93rd | ||
birthday; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
her honor. | ||
Lucio | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on January 30, 2017. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |