R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Anice Barber Read began her lifelong interest in
1-2 historic preservation as a volunteer in her hometown of Fort Worth,
1-3 where she worked to help save precious community landmarks; and
1-4 WHEREAS, Her interest and effectiveness were recognized by
1-5 Governor John B. Connally, who appointed her to the Texas
1-6 Historical Commission in 1969, where she served with distinction
1-7 for seven years; and
1-8 WHEREAS, On the admonition of Executive Director Truett
1-9 Latimer, she accepted a staff position after conclusion of her
1-10 services as commissioner; and
1-11 WHEREAS, One of her first undertakings was the development of
1-12 Texas' application to be selected for the Main Street
1-13 revitalization program of the National Trust for Historic
1-14 Preservation; and
1-15 WHEREAS, Her efforts resulted in the state's becoming a
1-16 charter participant in this imaginative community initiative, after
1-17 which she became its first Main Street program director, and she
1-18 has since nurtured successful endeavors in scores of Texas
1-19 communities with the help of a succession of first ladies; and
1-20 WHEREAS, She has worked toward her goals, and her legendary
1-21 homemade chocolate cakes have become the most renowned incentive in
1-22 state government for greasing the wheels of progress; and
1-23 WHEREAS, Her unbounded optimism, her dedicated leadership,
1-24 and her indefatigable determination have caused Texas to gain
2-1 repeated national recognition for excellence and unsurpassed
2-2 achievement, causing one elected official to declare: "It's the
2-3 most cost-effective program in the state government"; and
2-4 WHEREAS, In the course of setting a standard of integrity and
2-5 performance, she has touched and helped mold the lives of countless
2-6 young Main Street managers; and
2-7 WHEREAS, She retired as a deputy director of the Texas
2-8 Historical Commission under Executive Director Curtis Tunnell on
2-9 August 31, 1996, after more than a quarter century of service,
2-10 under five separate governors, leaving a rich legacy in the
2-11 preservation and revitalization of scores of communities across
2-12 Texas; and
2-13 WHEREAS, She was blessed throughout her life by a loving and
2-14 supportive family, including her husband, Julian Read; her two
2-15 daughters, Courtney Hoffman and Ellen Read; and her three
2-16 grandchildren, Faye Hoffman, Kathryn Hoffman, and Read Hoffman;
2-17 now, therefore, be it
2-18 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas
2-19 Legislature hereby commend Anice Barber Read as an expression of
2-20 gratitude on behalf of all Texans for her numerous contributions to
2-21 our heritage and let this resolution be passed in her honor; and,
2-22 be it further
2-23 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-24 prepared for her husband and her two daughters as an expression of
2-25 highest regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Hunter
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
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 232 was adopted by the House on
February 26, 1997, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House