H.R. No. 268
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The death of Doris Louvina Stephen, on June 29,
1-2 1992, at the age of 63, has brought a great loss to the many
1-3 friends and relatives of this fine woman; and
1-4 WHEREAS, Mrs. Stephen was born August 28, 1928, in Guyana and
1-5 received her training as a registered nurse in England; and
1-6 WHEREAS, She was a longtime resident of Texas, settling with
1-7 her husband in Waco in 1976, where they attended and graduated from
1-8 Paul Quinn College; she later continued her studies at Baylor
1-9 University in the field of gerontology; and
1-10 WHEREAS, Actively committed to improving the quality of life
1-11 of those throughout her community, Mrs. Stephen enjoyed a deeply
1-12 fulfilling career as a registered nurse and capably assisted her
1-13 husband at the Stephen Health Center in Waco; and
1-14 WHEREAS, A woman of boundless energies, Mrs. Stephen received
1-15 her spiritual strength as a devout member of St. Luke A.M.E.
1-16 Church, where she served the church as a member of stewardess board
1-17 number 1 and as a participant in the church choir; she also was a
1-18 member of Miami Roberson Chapel; and
1-19 WHEREAS, Mrs. Stephen made significant and lasting
1-20 contributions to the Central Texas religious community by assisting
1-21 her husband in his ministry to several area churches, including
1-22 Holder Chapel at Harrison Switch, Dallas Howard and Adams Chapel in
1-23 Waco, and Bethel A.M.E. in Itasca; and
1-24 WHEREAS, In addition to her outstanding nursing and church
2-1 activities, Mrs. Stephen was fondly regarded throughout the Waco
2-2 community as a devoted wife and family member and as a loyal friend
2-3 and neighbor; and
2-4 WHEREAS, During her lifetime, this exceptional woman touched
2-5 the lives of many people, and though her presence will be deeply
2-6 missed, her memory will endure in the hearts and minds of all those
2-7 who were privileged to know her; now, therefore, be it
2-8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
2-9 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Doris Louvina Stephen
2-10 and extend sincere sympathy to her husband, the Reverend Rufus
2-11 Stephen, and to the other members of her family; and, be it further
2-12 RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
2-13 for the members of her family and that when the Texas House of
2-14 Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Doris
2-15 Louvina Stephen.
2-16 Louvina Stephen.
2-17 Denton
2-18 H.R. No. 268
2-19 Laney Giddings Naishtat
2-20 Alexander Glaze Nieto
2-21 Allen Goodman Oakley
2-22 Alonzo Goolsby Ogden
2-23 Alvarado Granoff Oliveira
2-24 Averitt Gray Park
2-25 Bailey Greenberg Parra
2-26 Berlanga Grusendorf Patterson
2-27 Black Gutierrez Pitts
3-1 Blackwood Haggerty Place
3-2 Bomer Hamric Price
3-3 Bosse Harris Puente
3-4 Brady Hartnett Rabuck
3-5 Brimer Heflin Ramsay
3-6 Cain Hernandez Rangel
3-7 Campbell Hightower Raymond
3-8 Carona Hilbert Rodriguez
3-9 Carter Hilderbran Romo
3-10 Chisum Hill Rudd
3-11 Clemons Hirschi Sadler
3-12 Coleman Hochberg Saunders
3-13 Combs Holzheauser Schechter
3-14 Conley Horn Seidlits
3-15 Cook Hudson Shields
3-16 Corte Hunter of Taylor Siebert
3-17 Counts Hunter of Nueces A. Smith of Harris
3-18 Crabb Jackson D. Smith of Harris
3-19 Craddick James Smithee
3-20 Cuellar of Webb Johnson Solis
3-21 Cuellar of Hidalgo Jones of Lubbock Stiles
3-22 Culberson Jones of Dallas Swinford
3-23 Danburg Junell Tallas
3-24 Davila Kamel Talton
3-25 Davis Krusee Telford
3-26 De La Garza Kubiak Thompson of Tarrant
3-27 Dear Kuempel Thompson of Harris
4-1 Delco Lewis Turner of Coleman
4-2 Delisi Linebarger Turner of Harris
4-3 Denton Longoria Uher
4-4 Driver McCall Van de Putte
4-5 Duncan McCoulskey Vowell
4-6 Dutton McDonald West
4-7 Earley Madden Williamson
4-8 Eckels Marchant Willis
4-9 Edwards Martin Wilson
4-10 Erickson Maxey Wolens
4-11 Finnell Moffat Yarbrough
4-12 Flores Moreno Yost
4-13 Gallego Mowery Zbranek
4-14 Gallegos Munoz
4-15 H.R. No. 268
4-16 _______________________________
4-17 Speaker of the House
4-18 I certify that H.R. No. 268 was unanimously adopted by a
4-19 rising vote of the House on March 11, 1993.
4-20 _______________________________
4-21 Chief Clerk of the House