By:  Oakley                                            H.R. No. 131
       73R3328 SDU-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, The family and many friends of Catherine Thomas
    1-2  Brumley, an esteemed citizen of Terrell, were deeply saddened by
    1-3  her passing on December 25, 1992, at the age of 69; and
    1-4        WHEREAS, This exceptional individual was born in Ennis on
    1-5  August 22, 1923, to Joseph and Sarah Jones Thomas and attended
    1-6  school in Felico and Dallas; and
    1-7        WHEREAS, She moved to Terrell in 1946, having graduated from
    1-8  the Madam Walker Beauty School, and obtained her beautician's
    1-9  license and became the bride of L. B. Brumley, Sr., that same year;
   1-10  and
   1-11        WHEREAS, Mrs. Brumley continued to work as a beautician until
   1-12  the death of her husband in 1966; she then began a successful
   1-13  20-year career in nursing, working at the Silver Leaves Nursing
   1-14  Home and Terrell State Hospital; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, A woman with firm ties to her community, she was an
   1-16  active member of the Shiloh Baptist Church, where she served in the
   1-17  Senior Choir and the Mary Magdelene Mission Circle for many years;
   1-18  and
   1-19        WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to know Catherine Brumley
   1-20  will not quickly forget the special presence of this remarkable
   1-21  woman; though she is gone from us now, her loving spirit will
   1-22  continue to live in the hearts of the many people whose lives she
   1-23  touched during her time on this earth; now, therefore, be it
   1-24        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
    2-1  Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Catherine Thomas
    2-2  Brumley and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of her family:
    2-3  to her sons and daughter-in-law, Lonnie Brumley, Lewis Brumley, and
    2-4  L. B. and Clara Brumley, all of Terrell; to her daughters and
    2-5  sons-in-law, Delbra and Willard Johnson of Terrell and Linda and
    2-6  Carlton Poole of Lancaster; to her 13 grandchildren and five
    2-7  great-grandchildren; to her devoted cousin, Mattie Mims of Terrell;
    2-8  and to her lifelong friends, Erma Bell Green of Terrell and Laura
    2-9  Lee Whitehead of Dallas; and, be it further
   2-10        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-11  prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas
   2-12  House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
   2-13  Catherine Thomas Brumley.