By:  Barrientos                                        S.R. No. 200
    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 is
   1-13  hosting a special Valentine's Party on February 14, 1995, to
   1-14  honor these special citizens who have embraced life and all
   1-15  it offers with enjoyment and contentment; and
   1-16        WHEREAS, Born April 16, 1903, in Newport, Rhode Island,
   1-17  Helen Church married in 1918 on the day she graduated from high
   1-18  school; she has two sons, six grandchildren, and 14
   1-19  great-grandchildren; and
   1-20        WHEREAS, She rode a bicycle until she was 91 years old,
   1-21  and her favorite hobby is making hooked rugs; the middle child
   1-22  in a family of 28 children, her philosophy is "Think good; don't
   1-23  worry, and think young"; and
    2-1        WHEREAS, It is fitting that the Texas Senate honor this
    2-2  distinguished citizen for her many contributions over her long
    2-3  and fruitful life; now, therefore, be it
    2-4        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
    2-5  74th Legislature, hereby recognize Helen Church as an honored
    2-6  citizen of her community and her state; and, be it 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