By:  McCall                                            H.R. No. 434
       73R7076 SRD-F
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, On March 30, 1993, Lou Emma Snider Sealy will
    1-2  celebrate her 100th birthday and to her many devoted friends and
    1-3  relatives, this event is indeed a momentous occasion that is worthy
    1-4  of special recognition; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, A native Texan, Mrs. Sealy was born in Cisco, the
    1-6  daughter of Calvin Anderson Snider and the former Mary Melinda Rose
    1-7  to a family of eight children; and
    1-8        WHEREAS, On February 2, 1913, she became the bride of Oscar
    1-9  Ramsey Sealy, beginning an exceptionally happy and rewarding
   1-10  marriage that would be blessed with five wonderful children, Abner
   1-11  Rogers Sealy, Lester Stone Sealy, Thomas Jefferson Sealy, Helen Lou
   1-12  Sealy Penrod, and the late Calvin Anderson Sealy; and
   1-13        WHEREAS, Mrs. Sealy was an esteemed citizen of the community
   1-14  of Palmer until May 4, 1978, when she became a resident of The
   1-15  Ennis, Texas Care Center, where she has earned the respect and
   1-16  admiration of many new friends; beloved by the members of her
   1-17  close-knit family, Mrs. Sealy now enjoys the affection of seven
   1-18  grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-
   1-19  grandchildren, with a fourth expected at or around the time of her
   1-20  100th birthday; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, Throughout her long and fruitful life, Lou Emma
   1-22  Snider Sealy has greatly enriched the lives of many people; her
   1-23  100th birthday provides a fitting opportunity for her numerous
   1-24  friends and relatives to share with her a small bit of the joy and
    2-1  hope she has imparted to all who have had the privilege of sharing
    2-2  her love throughout the years; now, therefore, be it
    2-3        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
    2-4  Legislature hereby honor Lou Emma Snider Sealy and extend warmest
    2-5  congratulations to this lovely lady on the joyous occasion of her
    2-6  100th birthday; and, be it further
    2-7        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
    2-8  prepared for Mrs. Sealy as an expression of highest regard by the
    2-9  Texas House of Representatives.