H.R. No. 379
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Charlene Alsbrooks Purvis, one of Corrigan's most
1-2 beloved citizens, died on March 2, 1992, at the age of 56, and her
1-3 passing has profoundly saddened her family and her many friends
1-4 throughout the Polk County community; and
1-5 WHEREAS, A native and lifelong resident of Corrigan, where
1-6 she was born on July 7, 1935, to Charlie and Doris Alsbrooks,
1-7 Mrs. Purvis enjoyed throughout her life the love and respect of
1-8 neighbors and friends in this southeast Texas town and involved
1-9 herself with energy and enthusiasm in the life of the community;
1-10 and
1-11 WHEREAS, Mrs. Purvis graduated in 1953 from Corrigan High
1-12 School, where she had been a popular student active in many clubs
1-13 and extracurricular activities; she continued her education at the
1-14 University of Houston-affiliated Lillie Jolly School of Nursing,
1-15 and on receiving her degree in 1956, she returned to Corrigan and
1-16 began a long and rewarding career attending to the health and
1-17 welfare of others in the community; and
1-18 WHEREAS, Employed by the Polk County School District from
1-19 1956 to 1964 and by the Corrigan-Camden Independent School District
1-20 from 1964 until her death in 1992, she was especially privileged to
1-21 serve several generations of the community's schoolchildren during
1-22 her exceptional 36-year career as a school nurse; and
1-23 WHEREAS, In addition to caring for the thousands of students
1-24 who attended the Corrigan-Camden schools during her tenure as the
2-1 district's school nurse, Mrs. Purvis shared her abiding love of
2-2 nursing and her professional expertise as an instructor in the
2-3 School of Nursing at Angelina Junior College in Lufkin from 1989 to
2-4 1992; and
2-5 WHEREAS, Mrs. Purvis was a consummate nurse, highly dedicated
2-6 to the ideals of her profession and committed to the hard work and
2-7 the long hours necessary to serve the people in her community; she
2-8 also earned the respect and admiration of her peers for her
2-9 valuable service as a member of several professional organizations,
2-10 including the Texas School Nurse Administrators and the Texas
2-11 Nursing Association, and for her significant contributions as a
2-12 member of the board for the Polk County Hospital District; and
2-13 WHEREAS, A devoted wife and mother as well as a school nurse,
2-14 she placed the highest importance on the well-being of the children
2-15 in the community, her own and those with whom she came in contact
2-16 during the course of her daily routines, and she made every effort
2-17 to ensure that she always had ample time for each and every child
2-18 she met; and
2-19 WHEREAS, Although children occupied a unique place in her
2-20 heart, no one, young or old or healthy or infirm, who had a special
2-21 need escaped her attention, and whether helping a youngster in the
2-22 Corrigan Future Farmers of America or advocating the rights of the
2-23 elderly as a member of the Corrigan chapter of the American
2-24 Association of Retired Persons, she demonstrated her concern by
2-25 acting to the utmost of her ability; and
2-26 WHEREAS, Honored many times over by her peers, by civic
2-27 leaders, and by the community during her lifetime of devoted
3-1 service to others, this warm and compassionate individual was most
3-2 appropriately rewarded for her efforts by the unstinting love she
3-3 received from the countless people whose lives she touched; though
3-4 her presence is gone from us now, she will live on in the cherished
3-5 memories she leaves behind; now, therefore, be it
3-6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
3-7 Legislature hereby honor the memory of Charlene Alsbrooks Purvis
3-8 and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to her
3-9 children, Lee Nan and Milt Purvis and daughter-in-law, Carla
3-10 Purvis; to her mother, Doris Waldrep; to her sisters, Myra Rathburn
3-11 and Molly Locke, and brother-in-law Jay M. Locke; to her nephews,
3-12 Michael E. Lockhart, Charlie Jay Locke, and Billy Sam Locke; to her
3-13 great-niece, Michelle Lockhart, and great-nephew, Charlie Jay Locke
3-14 II; and to all of the people in the community who have mourned the
3-15 loss of this exceptional individual; and, be it further
3-16 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-17 prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas
3-18 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
3-19 Charlene Alsbrooks Purvis.
3-20 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
3-21 Charlene Alsbrooks Purvis.
3-22 Hightower
3-23 H.R. No. 379
3-24 _______________________________
3-25 Speaker of the House
3-26 I certify that H.R. No. 379 was unanimously adopted by a
3-27 rising vote of the House on March 11, 1993.
4-1 _______________________________
4-2 Chief Clerk of the House