Bill Text: TX SR815 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Mary Matilda Factory for her contributions to the American space program and leadership in the community.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-23 - Reported enrolled [SR815 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR815-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize Mary Matilda Factory, a beloved and accomplished | ||
| centenarian whose notable experiences and achievements have made | ||
| her a role model for many; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She was born Mary Matilda Johnson on January 17, | ||
| 1919, in Blocker, Oklahoma, and she has built a rewarding life of | ||
| purpose through her commitment to her family, her church, and the | ||
| greater community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mary graduated from Vernon High School in 1940, | ||
| and she married John Lewis Factory the following year; she raised | ||
| her family by loving example, and four of her seven children are | ||
| still alive today; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mary Factory worked many jobs in her life; she was | ||
| one of the first African Americans employed at the prestigious | ||
| Boeing North American Rockwell facility in McAlester, Oklahoma, | ||
| and during more than a decade of service at the plant, she earned | ||
| a reputation as a highly skilled electronics assembler; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Her work proved essential to the successful 1969 | ||
| Apollo 11 moon landing, and she was honored with the Apollo | ||
| Achievement Award by the National Aeronautics and Space | ||
| Administration; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Factory is a woman of deep spiritual | ||
| devotion, and she has been a member of Mount Triumph Baptist | ||
| Church for over 75 years; she continues to enjoy cooking, | ||
| reading, and traveling, and she loves to share her life | ||
| experiences with the younger members of her family; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mary Matilda Factory celebrated her 100th | ||
| birthday in January of 2019, and in June of this year, she is | ||
| being honored as a special guest at the Women's Leadership | ||
| Summit, an event hosted in partnership with the University of | ||
| North Texas at Dallas; she continues to engage life with joy and | ||
| vigor, and she is truly an inspiration to all who know her; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend Mary Matilda Factory for her | ||
| invaluable contributions to the American space program and her | ||
| longtime leadership in the community; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| West | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 23, 2019. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
