HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1-1 WHEREAS, The passing of Edna Seinsheimer Levin on March 13,
1-2 1996, has brought a great loss to the many friends and relatives of
1-3 this esteemed civic leader and philanthropist; and
1-4 WHEREAS, A third-generation Galvestonian, she married Dr.
1-5 William C. Levin in 1941, and her boundless love and support helped
1-6 to sustain their family as her husband pursued his distinguished
1-7 medical career, which included the presidency of The University of
1-8 Texas Medical Branch; and
1-9 WHEREAS, During her tenure as first lady of that institution,
1-10 Mrs. Levin hosted many functions and embarked on projects that
1-11 greatly enhanced the university, and her warm and gracious manner
1-12 and tireless involvement earned her the respect and admiration of
1-13 all who came to know her; and
1-14 WHEREAS, Deeply committed to public health and social
1-15 concerns, she sought solutions to matters vital to the well-being
1-16 of countless area residents as a board member of the Public Health
1-17 Nursing Service, the Junior Welfare of Galveston, the American Red
1-18 Cross, the American Cancer Society, and Temple B'Nai Israel; and
1-19 WHEREAS, Mrs. Levin was also an ardent supporter of historic
1-20 preservation and the performing arts, and she gave generously of
1-21 her time and talents to benefit The Grand 1894 Opera House and the
1-22 Galveston Historical Foundation's Historic Homes Tour; and
1-23 WHEREAS, Her outstanding service through the years brought
1-24 her well-deserved acclaim, and she was honored as the first
2-1 recipient of the Founders Award given by the Galveston Historical
2-2 Foundation; with her husband, she received the Leonora Kempner
2-3 Thompson Community Enrichment Award and the Mental Health
2-4 Association's Spirit of Giving Award, and more recently, she
2-5 accepted for her family the 1996 People of Vision Award from
2-6 Prevent Blindness Texas; and
2-7 WHEREAS, Edna Levin's remarkable contributions to the quality
2-8 of life in Galveston will continue to have a profound effect on the
2-9 members of that community for generations to come, and her unique
2-10 spirit will surely live on in the hearts and minds of the many
2-11 people whose lives she touched; now, therefore, be it
2-12 RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas
2-13 hereby honor the memory of Edna Seinsheimer Levin and extend
2-14 sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her beloved
2-15 husband, Dr. William C. Levin; to her daughters and sons-in-law,
2-16 Gerry Lee and Eugene Hornstein, and Carol Lynn and Armin Cantini;
2-17 to her grandchildren, William Joseph Hornstein and Susan Lee
2-18 Hornstein; to her brother, J. F. Seinsheimer, Jr.; and to her many
2-19 other friends and relatives; and, be it further
2-20 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-21 prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas
2-22 House of Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in
2-23 memory of Edna Seinsheimer Levin.
Eiland
Laney Gutierrez Oliveira
Alexander Haggerty Olivo
Allen Hamric Palmer
Alvarado Hartnett Patterson
Averitt Hawley Pickett
Bailey Heflin Pitts
Berlanga Hernandez Place
Bonnen Hightower Price
Bosse Hilbert Puente
Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck
Burnam Hill Ramsay
Carter Hinojosa Rangel
Chavez Hirschi Raymond
Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar
Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas
Clark Holzheauser Rhodes
Coleman Horn Rodriguez
Cook Howard Roman
Corte Hunter Sadler
Counts Hupp Seaman
Crabb Isett Serna
Craddick Jackson Shields
Cuellar Janek Siebert
Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith
Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee
Davila Junell Solis
Davis Kamel Solomons
Delisi Keel Staples
Denny Keffer Stiles
Driver King Swinford
Dukes Krusee Talton
Dunnam Kubiak Telford
Dutton Kuempel Thompson
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres
Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman
Elkins Luna Turner of Harris
Farrar McCall Uher
Finnell McClendon Van de Putte
Flores McReynolds Walker
Gallego Madden West
Galloway Marchant Williams
Garcia Maxey Williamson
Giddings Merritt Wilson
Glaze Moffat Wise
Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth
Goolsby Mowery Wolens
Gray Naishtat Woolley
Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough
Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek
_______________________________ _______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 45 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on April 30, 1997.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 45 was adopted by the Senate on May
28, 1997, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _______________________
Date
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Governor