By:  Sims                                        S.R. No. 801
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The people of West Texas are known for their
    1-3  longevity and an excellent example of this is Mrs. Irene Duncan,
    1-4  who is celebrating her 100th birthday on May 6, 1993; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, Born in Hope, Texas, in Lavaca County, on
    1-6  May 6th, 1893, Irene Whitley was one of five children born to
    1-7  Ara Speaks Whitley and James Whitley; and
    1-8        WHEREAS, Irene Whitley married Alexander Ellison in 1908 in
    1-9  DeWitt County; they were farmers until the drought caused them to
   1-10  lose everything; they moved around finding work where they could;
   1-11  and
   1-12        WHEREAS, They moved to San Angelo in 1928 where she still
   1-13  resides; mother to Clarence, Lula Mae, Beryl, Myrtle Jean, and
   1-14  Albert Ray, she has 11 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren,
   1-15  and 19 great-great-grandchildren; and
   1-16        WHEREAS, Through the years, Irene Duncan has worked in a
   1-17  laundry for 10 cents an hour during the Depression, on a farm, and
   1-18  at a restaurant in World War II; and
   1-19        WHEREAS, Irene Duncan has been places and seen things that
   1-20  most of us only read about; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, Living on her own and still an active and vital
   1-22  member of her community, Mrs. Duncan is known for her exemplary
   1-23  enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest; now, therefore, be it
    2-1        RESOLVED, The Senate of the State of Texas, 73rd Legislature,
    2-2  hereby congratulate and commend Mrs. Irene Duncan on the momentous
    2-3  occasion of her 100th birthday; and, be it further
    2-4        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
    2-5  Irene Duncan as an expression of esteem and admiration from the
    2-6  Texas Senate.
    2-7                                 _____________________________________
    2-8                                        President of the Senate
    2-9                                      I hereby certify that the
   2-10                                 above Resolution was adopted by
   2-11                                 the Senate on April 29, 1993.
   2-12                                 _____________________________________
   2-13                                        Secretary of the Senate
   2-14                                 _____________________________________
   2-15                                          Member, Texas Senate