By: West S.R. No. 72 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 In Memory 1-3 of 1-4 Shirley Ann Oliver Covington 1-5 WHEREAS, The citizens of Dallas mourned the passing of 1-6 Shirley Ann Oliver Covington who died January 18, 1995, at the 1-7 age of 48; and 1-8 WHEREAS, The well-known civic leader and political activist 1-9 dedicated her life to helping others and will be remembered with 1-10 gratitude for her important contributions to her community; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Shirley Covington was born on September 9, 1946, 1-12 and had spent her adult life working tirelessly for those causes 1-13 she held dear; and 1-14 WHEREAS, A lifelong Democrat, she was recognized throughout 1-15 the Democratic Party for her devotion to its ideals and for her 1-16 countless hours of volunteer work on various committees; and 1-17 WHEREAS, At the time of her death, Shirley Covington was 1-18 chair of the Dallas Community Development Advisory Committee of 1-19 which she had been a member since 1988; and 1-20 WHEREAS, Widely recognized for her experience and knowledge 1-21 as a political consultant, she had worked on several election 1-22 campaigns and served with distinction as a delegate to numerous 1-23 state conventions and senatorial district conventions; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Deeply interested in helping to improve the lives 2-2 of children, Ms. Covington served on the Attorney General's 2-3 Advisory Committee on Child Support in 1989; she received an 2-4 award for her work with the National Community Development Group 2-5 from the Children's Advocacy Center in Washington, D.C.; and 2-6 WHEREAS, A member of the Coalition of Black Democrats and 2-7 the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 2-8 Shirley Covington was selected for the Outstanding Black Texan 2-9 Award by the Legislative Black Caucus in 1991; and 2-10 WHEREAS, Her wise counsel will be deeply missed, and her 2-11 outstanding accomplishments will continue to bear fruit in the 2-12 years to come; now, therefore, be it 2-13 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-14 74th Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the 2-15 family of Shirley Ann Oliver Covington; and, be it further 2-16 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the 2-17 members of her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from 2-18 the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, 2-19 it do so in memory of Shirley Covington. 2-20 ______________________________________ 2-21 President of the Senate 2-22 I hereby certify that the above 2-23 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-24 on January 23, 1995, by a rising vote. 2-25 ______________________________________ 3-1 Secretary of the Senate 3-2 ______________________________________ 3-3 Member, Texas Senate