By Oakley                                         H.R. No. 59

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                                 R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, Frances Arnold Ellis was given a fitting tribute

 1-2     recently when the American Cotton Museum named its history gallery

 1-3     in her honor in recognition of the many significant contributions

 1-4     she has made to the Paris and Greenville communities; and

 1-5           WHEREAS, A native of Greenville, Mrs. Ellis was graduated

 1-6     from  Texas A&M University and later pursued master's degrees in

 1-7     journalism and home economics at the University of Iowa in Ames;

 1-8     she enjoyed rewarding careers with agricultural extension agencies

 1-9     both in Texas and in Michigan before she married the late Printis

1-10     Ellis in 1954 and moved back to Northeast Texas; and

1-11           WHEREAS, She is well regarded in both Paris and Greenville

1-12     for her exceptional service as a philanthropist; a descendant of

1-13     some of the region's earliest settlers, her love of history is

1-14     evidenced by her stalwart support of the American Cotton Museum;

1-15     she is also the author of "The Arnold Family Legacy," a work about

1-16     her paternal ancestors that  was featured in the history gallery's

1-17     inaugural exhibition, and through this effort, she has done her own

1-18     part to preserve the area's rich past for many years to come; and

1-19           WHEREAS, She has further enhanced the quality of life in both

1-20     communities by donating the Arnold and Ellis families' homesteads

1-21     as parkland, and her extraordinary generosity has helped to make

1-22     those locales more pleasant places in which to live, work, and

1-23     raise a family; and

1-24           WHEREAS, Frances Ellis's legacy of service in behalf of her

 2-1     community continues to be a source of inspiration to all who are

 2-2     privileged to know her, and she is indeed worthy of special praise

 2-3     and recognition at this time; now, therefore, be it

 2-4           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

 2-5     Legislature hereby commend Frances Arnold Ellis for her outstanding

 2-6     commitment to the Paris and Greenville communities and congratulate

 2-7     her on the dedication of the American Cotton Museum's history

 2-8     gallery in her honor; and, be it further

 2-9           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

2-10     prepared for Mrs. Ellis as an expression of high regard by the

2-11     Texas House  of Representatives.