By:  Barrientos                                        S.R. No. 192
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great
    1-3  pleasure in recognizing 13 outstanding residents of the Rebekah
    1-4  Baines Johnson Retirement Center who are over 90 years of age;
    1-5  and
    1-6        WHEREAS, These remarkable women have shown courage and
    1-7  commitment to life and are exemplary role models for younger
    1-8  generations; through good times and bad, they have been women
    1-9  of vision who have exhibited great strength of character and
   1-10  who have faced life's difficulties with resilience and good
   1-11  humor; and
   1-12        WHEREAS, The Rebekah Baines Johnson Retirement Center
   1-13  is hosting a special Valentine's Party on February 14, 1995,
   1-14  to honor these special citizens who have embraced life and all
   1-15  it offers with enjoyment and contentment; and
   1-16        WHEREAS, Born March 24, 1901, in San Salvador, El Salvador,
   1-17  Coralia Schotz married a mining engineer and traveled extensively
   1-18  in Mexico; she had eight children and was dedicated to her life
   1-19  as a homemaker; after her husband's death, she moved with her
   1-20  family to Texas in 1946; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, One of the first residents of the Rebekah Baines
   1-22  Johnson Retirement Center, she moved to the center in 1972 before
   1-23  it had been completed; her favorite hobbies are sewing, reading,
    2-1  and cooking, and her philosophy is "Be happy, patient, kind, and
    2-2  considerate"; and
    2-3        WHEREAS, It is fitting that the Texas Senate honor this
    2-4  distinguished citizen for her many contributions over her long
    2-5  and fruitful life; now, therefore, be it
    2-6        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
    2-7  74th Legislature, hereby recognize Coralia Schotz as an honored
    2-8  citizen of her community and her state; and, be it further
    2-9        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared
   2-10  for her as an expression of the high esteem of the Texas Senate.
   2-11                               ______________________________________
   2-12                                       President of the Senate
   2-13                                    I hereby certify that the above
   2-14                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
   2-15                               on February 13, 1995.
   2-16                               ______________________________________
   2-17                                       Secretary of the Senate
   2-18                               ______________________________________
   2-19                                        Member, Texas Senate