By:  Montford                                         S.R. No. 1020
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The occasion of a 90th birthday is an exceptionally
    1-3  splendid one and calls for great celebration, and so it was for
    1-4  Arrie Dell Rodgers Walker when she was the guest of honor on her
    1-5  special day, May 14, 1995; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, This gracious lady, who is well known for her
    1-7  personal integrity, kindness, and devotion to her family, has made
    1-8  it possible for many others to succeed and bring honor to this great
    1-9  state; and
   1-10        WHEREAS, Born in rural Shelby County, Texas, near the town
   1-11  of Center, Arrie Walker traces her lineage back to Arthur Middleton,
   1-12  one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and his
   1-13  family; she worked hard to raise her family of four boys and a
   1-14  girl through the Great Depression; some of the boys served in the
   1-15  United States Navy; her children attended college and had varied
   1-16  careers in education, with the Texas Water Development Board, and
   1-17  in senior positions with a multi-national oil company; and
   1-18        WHEREAS, Over many years, through good times and
   1-19  bad, Arrie Walker has been determined that her children, her
   1-20  grandchildren, and her great-grandchildren work hard, be honest,
   1-21  and do their best; she has seen her grandchildren prosper and has
   1-22  held her great-grandchildren in her arms with the same loving
   1-23  kindness she has shown all her family members; and
    2-1        WHEREAS, She has been privileged to witness the coming of
    2-2  age of Texas from a rural, agricultural state to one that is a
    2-3  modern, industrial giant; from the days of the horse and buggy
    2-4  to the arrival of automobiles, airplanes, and space travel; and
    2-5        WHEREAS, Mrs. Walker is truly deserving of the long and happy
    2-6  life with which she has been blessed, and the Texas Senate is proud
    2-7  to commend her for her notable accomplishments; now, therefore, be
    2-8  it
    2-9        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-10  74th Legislature, hereby recognize Arrie Dell Rodgers Walker as
   2-11  a treasured citizen of her town and state, wishing her continued
   2-12  health and happiness in the days to come; and, be it further
   2-13        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be presented to her
   2-14  as an expression of the warmest regards of the Texas Senate on her
   2-15  90th birthday.
   2-16                               ______________________________________
   2-17                                       President of the Senate
   2-18                                    I hereby certify that the above
   2-19                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
   2-20                               on May 10, 1995.
   2-21                               ______________________________________
   2-22                                       Secretary of the Senate
   2-23                               ______________________________________
   2-24                                        Member, Texas Senate