H.R. No. 58 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The death of Minnie Collins Boyd, on January 2, 1-2 1993, at the age of 83, has brought a great loss to the many 1-3 friends and relatives of this fine woman; and 1-4 WHEREAS, A native Texan, Mrs. Boyd will be fondly remembered 1-5 as a devoted wife, a loving mother, a loyal friend, and a valued 1-6 member of the Dallas community; and 1-7 WHEREAS, The daughter of Richard and Anna Lee Nolan Collins, 1-8 she was born February 11, 1909, in Mineola and was graduated from 1-9 high school in nearby Sulphur Springs; and 1-10 WHEREAS, As a young woman, she wed Joseph Boyd and the happy 1-11 couple enjoyed a deeply fulfilling union, which lasted for more 1-12 than 50 years until Mrs. Boyd's passing and was blessed by a loving 1-13 family that grew to include five fine children, 25 grandchildren, 1-14 and 32 great-grandchildren; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Along with her husband, Mrs. Boyd was an upstanding 1-16 member of the Dallas community who instilled in her children the 1-17 values of hard work and community service and was amply rewarded 1-18 with the success of each of her offspring: two became school 1-19 teachers, one enjoys a career as a civic activist, one is a city 1-20 manager, and another has achieved success as a lawyer and 1-21 politician; and 1-22 WHEREAS, In addition to providing a warm and loving home for 1-23 her family, Mrs. Boyd pursued a steady and satisfying career 1-24 outside the home and, for more than 60 years, worked as a maid 2-1 throughout the Dallas community; and 2-2 WHEREAS, She was an outgoing and joyful person who led a full 2-3 and active life and enjoyed a variety of interests, including food, 2-4 fashion, and politics; an avid walker and traveler as well, she 2-5 enjoyed sojourns with friends and family across the United States 2-6 and to Europe and the Caribbean; and 2-7 WHEREAS, The qualities that endeared her to so many emanated 2-8 from her deep and abiding faith; a devout member of the Good Street 2-9 Baptist Church for more than 50 years, Mrs. Boyd was a soloist in 2-10 the church choir, a staunch member of the church's sisterhood, and 2-11 an active participant in the church's excellent Sunday School 2-12 program; and 2-13 WHEREAS, Throughout her long and fruitful life, this 2-14 exceptional woman touched the lives of many people and, though her 2-15 presence will be deeply missed, her memory will endure in the 2-16 hearts of those who came to know and love her; now, therefore, be 2-17 it 2-18 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas 2-19 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Minnie Collins Boyd 2-20 and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her 2-21 husband, Joseph Boyd; to her three daughters, Baby Dalle Hancock, 2-22 Gwendolyn Hill, and Lovia C. Boyd; to her two sons, Willie Lewis 2-23 Brown, Jr., and James Walton; to her brother, Itsie Collins; and to 2-24 the many other members of her family; and, be it further 2-25 RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared 2-26 for the members of her family and that when the Texas House of 2-27 Representatives adjourns today, it do so in memory of Minnie 3-1 Collins Boyd. 3-2 Collins Boyd. 3-3 Hudson 3-4 H.R. No. 58 3-5 Laney Giddings Naishtat 3-6 Alexander Glaze Nieto 3-7 Allen Goodman Oakley 3-8 Alonzo Goolsby Ogden 3-9 Alvarado Granoff Oliveira 3-10 Averitt Gray Park 3-11 Bailey Greenberg Parra 3-12 Berlanga Grusendorf Patterson 3-13 Black Gutierrez Pitts 3-14 Blackwood Haggerty Place 3-15 Bomer Hamric Price 3-16 Bosse Harris Puente 3-17 Brady Hartnett Rabuck 3-18 Brimer Heflin Ramsay 3-19 Cain Hernandez Rangel 3-20 Campbell Hightower Raymond 3-21 Carona Hilbert Rodriguez 3-22 Carter Hilderbran Romo 3-23 Chisum Hill Rudd 3-24 Clemons Hirschi Sadler 3-25 Coleman Hochberg Saunders 3-26 Combs Holzheauser Schechter 3-27 Conley Horn Seidlits 4-1 Cook Hudson Shields 4-2 Corte Hunter of Taylor Siebert 4-3 Counts Hunter of Nueces A. Smith of Harris 4-4 Crabb Jackson D. Smith of Harris 4-5 Craddick James Smithee 4-6 Cuellar of Webb Johnson Solis 4-7 Cuellar of Hidalgo Jones of Lubbock Stiles 4-8 Culberson Jones of Dallas Swinford 4-9 Danburg Junell Tallas 4-10 Davila Kamel Talton 4-11 Davis Krusee Telford 4-12 De La Garza Kubiak Thompson of Tarrant 4-13 Dear Kuempel Thompson of Harris 4-14 Delco Lewis Turner of Coleman 4-15 Delisi Linebarger Turner of Harris 4-16 Denton Longoria Uher 4-17 Driver McCall Van de Putte 4-18 Duncan McCoulskey Vowell 4-19 Dutton McDonald West 4-20 Earley Madden Williamson 4-21 Eckels Marchant Willis 4-22 Edwards Martin Wilson 4-23 Erickson Maxey Wolens 4-24 Finnell Moffat Yarbrough 4-25 Flores Moreno Yost 4-26 Gallego Mowery Zbranek 4-27 Gallegos Munoz 5-1 H.R. No. 58 5-2 _______________________________ 5-3 Speaker of the House 5-4 I certify that H.R. No. 58 was unanimously adopted by a 5-5 rising vote of the House on March 11, 1993. 5-6 _______________________________ 5-7 Chief Clerk of the House