By:  Barrientos                                        S.R. No. 193
    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; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, These remarkable women have shown courage and
    1-6  commitment to life and are exemplary role models for younger
    1-7  generations; through good times and bad, they have been women of
    1-8  vision who have exhibited great strength of character and who have
    1-9  faced life's difficulties with resilience and good humor; and
   1-10        WHEREAS, The Rebekah Baines Johnson Retirement Center is
   1-11  hosting a special Valentine's Party on February 14, 1995, to honor
   1-12  these special citizens who have embraced life and all it offers
   1-13  with enjoyment and contentment; and
   1-14        WHEREAS, Elizabeth Stroburg was born on July 27, 1903, in
   1-15  Center, Texas; her father was a native of England who settled in
   1-16  South Carolina before moving to Texas when it was still a Republic;
   1-17  and
   1-18        WHEREAS, A resident of San Antonio for 20 years, Mrs. Stroburg
   1-19  has lived in the Rebekah Baines Johnson Retirement Center since
   1-20  1987; the warm and loving mother of one son, she is also a talented
   1-21  individual who enjoyed playing the piano, crocheting, knitting, and
   1-22  painting; and
   1-23        WHEREAS, It is fitting that the Texas Senate honor this
    2-1  distinguished citizen for her many contributions over her long
    2-2  and fruitful life; now, therefore, be it
    2-3        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
    2-4  74th Legislature, hereby recognize Elizabeth Stroburg as an
    2-5  honored citizen of her community and her state; and, be it
    2-6  further
    2-7        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
    2-8  her as an expression of the high esteem of the Texas Senate.
    2-9                               ______________________________________
   2-10                                       President of the Senate
   2-11                                    I hereby certify that the above
   2-12                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
   2-13                               on February 13, 1995.
   2-14                               ______________________________________
   2-15                                       Secretary of the Senate
   2-16                               ______________________________________
   2-17                                        Member, Texas Senate