By:  Turner                                      S.R. No. 844
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2                               In Memory
    1-3                                  of
    1-4                             Janice Hensen
    1-5        WHEREAS, One of Brenham's most beloved citizens,
    1-6  Janice Hensen, was the recent posthumous honoree when the
    1-7  Fortnightly Club of Brenham bestowed its Outstanding Clubwoman
    1-8  Volunteer of 1992 award on her; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, Mrs. Hensen was a Brenham native, a junior Maifest
   1-10  queen, and a Brenham High School and Baylor University graduate;
   1-11  after her marriage to Ernest Hensen, she was active in many Houston
   1-12  organizations; and
   1-13        WHEREAS, While raising their children, Janice Hensen served
   1-14  as a girl scout leader and officer in Saint Anne's Catholic School
   1-15  Parent-Teacher Association; other civic involvements included
   1-16  volunteer activities as secretary of Women of Rotary and work with
   1-17  Past Presidents of Transportation Club of Houston; and
   1-18        WHEREAS, When Janice Hensen returned to Brenham she became
   1-19  a member of Fortnightly, thus beginning a period of dedicated civic
   1-20  service; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, A devout Christian, Janice Hensen was an active
   1-22  member of the First Baptist Church; she was a lifetime member of
   1-23  Baylor University Alumni, The University of Texas Ex-Students
    2-1  Association, the Heritage Society of Washington County, and the
    2-2  Gun and Rod Club of Brenham; and
    2-3        WHEREAS, A tireless volunteer, this outstanding citizen
    2-4  was involved in numerous community organizations; she was
    2-5  president-elect of Fortnightly and immediate past president of
    2-6  its Education Department which donated time to registering the
    2-7  several hundred students in Brenham community education and had
    2-8  established community education scholarships; and
    2-9        WHEREAS, She was an advisor in developing the Project
   2-10  Learning Enrichment Alternative Program for at-risk high school
   2-11  students; and
   2-12        WHEREAS, Mrs. Hensen combined her recycling projects with
   2-13  those of the Bluebonnet Gardening Club planting projects and
   2-14  shared her extensive personal knowledge and immense book and
   2-15  magazine collection with others whose interests she shared; her
   2-16  name has been entered through the Texas Federation of Women's
   2-17  Clubs as a nominee for Outstanding Clubwoman Volunteer; now,
   2-18  therefore, be it
   2-19        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-20  73rd Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Janice Hensen
   2-21  for her important contributions to her town and state and extend
   2-22  sincere condolences to the members of her family:  her husband,
   2-23  Ernest Hensen; and her children, Lisa Wood, Charlie Hensen,
   2-24  Marianne Johnson, and Jack Hensen; and, be it further
   2-25        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
    3-1  the members of her family as an expression of deepest sympathy
    3-2  from the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day,
    3-3  it do so in memory of Janice Hensen.
    3-4                                 _____________________________________
    3-5                                        President of the Senate
    3-6                                      I hereby certify that the
    3-7                                 above Resolution was adopted by
    3-8                                 the Senate on May 4, 1993, by
    3-9                                 a rising vote.
   3-10                                 _____________________________________
   3-11                                        Secretary of the Senate
   3-12                                 _____________________________________
   3-13                                         Member, Texas Senate