R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The passing of Clairette Vivian Ratcliff on March 2,

 1-2     1997, at the age of 84, has brought a great loss to the many

 1-3     friends and relatives of this esteemed woman; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, Born on November 5, 1912, to Eli and Sibbie Ann

 1-5     Walker White, she pursued her higher education at Mary Allen

 1-6     College in Crockett, Texas, where she earned her associate's

 1-7     degree; and

 1-8           WHEREAS, On June 12, 1937, she was united in marriage with

 1-9     John Wesley Ratcliff, and the couple were blessed with six

1-10     children, each of whom benefited immeasurably from the joy she

1-11     brought to their home; and

1-12           WHEREAS, A staunch believer in the value of education, she

1-13     was a classroom teacher for 43 years, and she was an inspiring

1-14     source of guidance and knowledge to her many students; and

1-15           WHEREAS, She was deeply committed to helping others, and gave

1-16     freely of her time and energy to a number of worthy civic and

1-17     religious activities; and

1-18           WHEREAS, Clairette Vivian Ratcliff was a woman of rare

1-19     patience and generosity; although her warmth and wisdom are gone

1-20     from us now, her remarkable spirit will surely live on in the

1-21     hearts of the many people whose lives she touched during her time

1-22     on this earth; now, therefore, be it

1-23           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

1-24     Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Clairette Vivian

 2-1     Ratcliff and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family:

 2-2     to her husband, Reverend John Wesley Ratcliff; to her children,

 2-3     Ruth Ratcliff, Elijah Ratcliff, Wesley Ratcliff, John Ratcliff, and

 2-4     Billy Ratcliff; to her 11 grandchildren and five

 2-5     great-grandchildren; and to the many other friends and relatives of

 2-6     this beloved lady; and, be it further

 2-7           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

 2-8     prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas

 2-9     House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of

2-10     Clairette Vivian Ratcliff.

                                                                       Hodge

         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

                                             _______________________________

                                                   Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.R. No. 533 was unanimously adopted by a

         rising vote of the House on April 7, 1997.

                                             _______________________________

                                                 Chief Clerk of the House