Bill Text: TX SR70 | 2011 | 82nd Legislature 1st Special | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Allie Mae Young Singleton of New Orleans.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-20 - Reported enrolled [SR70 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR70-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Allie Mae Young Singleton | ||
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
commemorates the life of Allie Mae Young Singleton, who died in | ||
New Orleans on May 31, 2011, at the age of 76; and | ||
WHEREAS, Allie Mae "Shirley" Young Singleton, a native of | ||
Hazlehurst, Mississippi, was a retired hairdresser and the wife | ||
of former New Orleans city councilman Jim Singleton; she was a | ||
graduate of Parish High School in Hazlehurst and Katie's Beauty | ||
and Barber School; and | ||
WHEREAS, She moved to New Orleans in the 1950s with her new | ||
husband; she owned and operated the Parisian Beauty Den in | ||
Broadmoor for some 25 years; she relied on word of mouth to build | ||
a loyal customer base that sustained her business until she | ||
closed it for health reasons in the 1980s; and | ||
WHEREAS, She strongly supported her husband's political | ||
career over the course of his three decades of government | ||
service, which included a 24-year tenure on the New Orleans City | ||
Council, and she was a loving and dedicated mother to their | ||
children; and | ||
WHEREAS, A devout Christian, Mrs. Singleton was a member of | ||
Saint Mark Missionary Baptist Church for more than 55 years and | ||
served on the church's Thanksgiving committee; a devoted wife, | ||
mother, and grandmother, 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, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life | ||
of Allie Mae "Shirley" Young Singleton and extend sincere | ||
condolences to her bereaved family: her husband, Jim Singleton; | ||
her son, James M. Singleton, Jr.; her daughter, Jacquelin P. | ||
Singleton; her sisters, Vera Jean Young James and Rosie Louise | ||
Young James; and her two grandchildren; 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 Allie Mae Singleton. | ||
Ellis | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on June 20, 2011, by a | ||
rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |