By Eiland                                       H.C.R. No. 45

      75R903 SAJ-D                           

                             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.