R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, For more than six decades, Willie Lee Campbell Glass
1-2 has dedicated herself to the education of young people, and her
1-3 many contributions to her state and community are truly worthy of
1-4 special praise and recognition at this time; and
1-5 WHEREAS, Mrs. Glass was born August 24, 1910, to prominent
1-6 educators E. J. and Mary Kennedy Campbell, and her parents
1-7 carefully instilled in her the love of learning that shaped the
1-8 course of her life; and
1-9 WHEREAS, On graduating from the Nacogdoches high school named
1-10 for her father, Mrs. Glass completed her bachelor's degree at
1-11 Prairie View A&M University, and she went on to earn her master's
1-12 degree from Iowa State University at the age of 21; in the years
1-13 since, she has continued her formal education at Columbia
1-14 University, Union Theological Seminary, and the University of
1-15 Wisconsin; and
1-16 WHEREAS, The year 1936 was a significant one for the young
1-17 teacher, and in August of that year she was united in marriage with
1-18 Texas College President Dominion R. Glass; even as this happy event
1-19 marked the beginning of their life together, it also inaugurated
1-20 Mrs. Glass's long and mutually beneficial relationship with Texas
1-21 College; and
1-22 WHEREAS, More than just a teacher at the school, Mrs. Glass
1-23 served as friend, mentor, and role model to the many students who
1-24 came to know her there, and her influence on generations of Texas
2-1 College graduates is incalculable; and
2-2 WHEREAS, A vital and valued member of the community,
2-3 Mrs. Glass has taught at Texas College, Prairie View A&M
2-4 University, and Tyler Junior College, and she has also served as a
2-5 consultant and supervisor for both the State Department of
2-6 Education and the Texas Education Agency; her remarkable commitment
2-7 to the common good is further reflected by her current position as
2-8 vice chairman of the North Tyler Day Nursery Association; and
2-9 WHEREAS, The esteem in which she is held by her many friends
2-10 and admirers is aptly expressed in the many honors she has been
2-11 accorded; an honorary member of the Stephen F. Austin University
2-12 Alumni Club, she was the first African-American recipient of the
2-13 T. B. Butler award, and in 1985, she was inducted into both the
2-14 Dallas Negro Hall of Fame and the Texas Women's Hall of Fame; and
2-15 WHEREAS, Willie Lee Glass's lifetime of service to others has
2-16 benefited countless numbers of her fellow Texans, and it is indeed
2-17 appropriate that she be recognized for her outstanding efforts in
2-18 behalf of education; now, therefore, be it
2-19 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas
2-20 Legislature hereby honor Willie Lee Campbell Glass for her many
2-21 contributions to Texas College and the Tyler community and extend
2-22 to her sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness in
2-23 the future; and, be it further
2-24 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-25 prepared for Mrs. Glass as an expression of high regard by the
2-26 Texas House of Representatives.
Jones of Dallas
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. 243 was adopted by the House on
February 27, 1997, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House