H.R. No. 511
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, The passing of Lillie Belle Hall on February 19,
    1-2  1995, at the age of 87, has brought a great loss to the many
    1-3  friends and relatives of this fine lady; and
    1-4        WHEREAS, The daughter of John and Reaphy Tabb Brown,
    1-5  Mrs. Hall was born February 10, 1908, in Dallas; she received her
    1-6  undergraduate degree from Bishop College in Marshall before going
    1-7  on to earn a master's degree in English from the Teacher's College
    1-8  of Columbia University; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, She wed J. D. Hall on June 17, 1935, and the happy
   1-10  couple enjoyed a deeply fulfilling union that grew with love and
   1-11  respect with each passing year; and
   1-12        WHEREAS, Mrs. Hall began her distinguished career as an
   1-13  educator at an early age and taught for 50 years with perfect
   1-14  attendance; while serving the communities of Point, Gilmer, and
   1-15  Dallas, she encouraged and helped countless young people to reach
   1-16  their highest potential and served as an inspiring role model to
   1-17  her students; and
   1-18        WHEREAS, She also will be remembered as a deeply religious
   1-19  woman who received her early spiritual grounding as a member of Mt.
   1-20  Rose Baptist Church; she later became a devout member of Good
   1-21  Street Baptist Church, and she was active in that congregation for
   1-22  many years; and
   1-23        WHEREAS, This exceptional woman touched the lives of many
   1-24  people during her long and fruitful life, and, though her presence
    2-1  will be deeply missed, her memory will endure in the hearts of
    2-2  those who came to know and love her; now, therefore, be it
    2-3        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
    2-4  Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Lillie Belle Hall and
    2-5  extend  sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her
    2-6  beloved husband, J. D. Hall; to her six cousins, Johnnie Lee
    2-7  Graves, Phyllis Tucker, Sylvia Woods, E. T. Calviness, T. J.
    2-8  Calviness, and Valrie Wright Seay; and to the many other friends
    2-9  and relatives of this remarkable lady; and, be it further
   2-10        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-11  prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas
   2-12  House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
   2-13  Lillie Belle Hall.