H.R. No. 104
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Mildred Cleveland Thornton, an esteemed resident of
1-2 Cameron, died on January 9, 1993, at the age of 80, and her passing
1-3 has profoundly saddened her family and her many friends throughout
1-4 this Milam County community; and
1-5 WHEREAS, A native of Alabama, Mrs. Thornton was a longtime
1-6 resident of Cameron and had been actively involved in various
1-7 aspects of business, civic, and social life in this east Central
1-8 Texas town for many years, making significant contributions to the
1-9 well-being of the community; and
1-10 WHEREAS, She was highly regarded for her managerial
1-11 expertise, which she put to effective use not only in her business
1-12 affairs as manager of the Cox Estate Office in Cameron but also
1-13 during her six-year tenure at the head of city government as mayor
1-14 of Cameron; the first woman to hold the top municipal post in
1-15 Cameron, she was elected mayor in 1978 and went on to serve with
1-16 distinction in this office until 1984; and
1-17 WHEREAS, The leadership ability and the commitment to public
1-18 service that propelled her into city government also were evident
1-19 in her involvement with numerous other local civic, cultural, and
1-20 community service organizations; and
1-21 WHEREAS, She was a past president of such notable groups as
1-22 the Friends of the Cameron Library, the Cameron Delphian Club, and
1-23 the Cameron History Club and was active in the Cameron Tourism
1-24 Committee, seeking in these endeavors not only to enhance the
2-1 quality of life for area residents but to promote the advantages of
2-2 life in this picturesque community; and
2-3 WHEREAS, Mrs. Thornton also earned widespread respect for her
2-4 diverse record of public service as a valued member of the Central
2-5 Texas Mental Health and Mental Retardation Board, the Central Texas
2-6 Hospital Executive Board, and the Central Texas Council of
2-7 Governments Advisory Council; and
2-8 WHEREAS, Above all, she was a warm and caring woman who
2-9 gained the love and respect of the many people whose lives she
2-10 touched, and though her presence will be deeply missed, she will
2-11 continue to live on in their hearts and minds; now, therefore, be
2-12 it
2-13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
2-14 Legislature hereby honor the memory of Mildred Cleveland Thornton
2-15 and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family, including
2-16 her sister Sallie Gay of Montgomery, Alabama, and her numerous
2-17 nieces and nephews, as well as to the many people who have mourned
2-18 the death of this exceptional individual; and, be it further
2-19 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-20 prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas
2-21 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
2-22 Mildred Cleveland Thornton.
2-23 Mildred Cleveland Thornton.
2-24 Kubiak
2-25 H.R. No. 104
2-26 Laney Gallegos Munoz
2-27 Alexander Giddings Naishtat
3-1 Allen Glaze Nieto
3-2 Alonzo Goodman Oakley
3-3 Alvarado Goolsby Ogden
3-4 Averitt Granoff Oliveira
3-5 Bailey Gray Park
3-6 Berlanga Greenberg Parra
3-7 Black Grusendorf Patterson
3-8 Blackwood Gutierrez Pitts
3-9 Bomer Haggerty Place
3-10 Bosse Hamric Price
3-11 Brady Harris Puente
3-12 Brimer Hartnett Rabuck
3-13 Cain Heflin Ramsay
3-14 Campbell Hernandez Rangel
3-15 Carona Hightower Raymond
3-16 Carter Hilbert Rodriguez
3-17 Cavazos Hilderbran Romo
3-18 Chisum Hill Rudd
3-19 Clemons Hirschi Sadler
3-20 Coleman Hochberg Saunders
3-21 Combs Holzheauser Schechter
3-22 Conley Horn Seidlits
3-23 Cook Hudson Shields
3-24 Corte Hunter of Taylor Siebert
3-25 Counts Hunter of Nueces A. Smith of Harris
3-26 Crabb Jackson D. Smith of Harris
3-27 Craddick James Smithee
4-1 Cuellar of Webb Johnson Solis
4-2 Cuellar of Hidalgo Jones of Lubbock Stiles
4-3 Culberson Jones of Dallas Swinford
4-4 Danburg Junell Tallas
4-5 Davila Kamel Talton
4-6 Davis Krusee Telford
4-7 De La Garza Kubiak Thompson of Tarrant
4-8 Dear Kuempel Thompson of Harris
4-9 Delco Lewis Turner of Coleman
4-10 Delisi Linebarger Turner of Harris
4-11 Denton Longoria Uher
4-12 Driver McCall Van de Putte
4-13 Duncan McCoulskey Vowell
4-14 Dutton McDonald West
4-15 Earley Madden Williamson
4-16 Eckels Marchant Willis
4-17 Edwards Martin Wilson
4-18 Erickson Maxey Wolens
4-19 Finnell Moffat Yarbrough
4-20 Flores Moreno Yost
4-21 Gallego Mowery Zbranek
4-22 H.R. No. 104
4-23 _______________________________
4-24 Speaker of the House
4-25 I certify that H.R. No. 104 was unanimously adopted by a
4-26 rising vote of the House on January 27, 1993.
4-27 _______________________________
5-1 Chief Clerk of the House