By Van de Putte                                        H.R. No. 597

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                                 R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The family and many friends of Ann Dorn Beldon of

 1-2     San Antonio were greatly saddened by her passing on March 28, 1997,

 1-3     at the age of 86, and we join them in mourning their loss; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, In 1946, Mrs. Beldon and her husband, Morris,

 1-5     founded the business that was to become Beldon Roofing and

 1-6     Remodeling Company, and for the next 25 years she served as the

 1-7     firm's secretary-treasurer; and

 1-8           WHEREAS, After her retirement from the family business,

 1-9     Mrs. Beldon began to devote much of her time to the Brandeis

1-10     University Women's Committee, serving that organization as

1-11     president, and under her leadership the San Antonio chapter was

1-12     awarded the Presidential Citation for Outstanding Achievement for

1-13     two successive years, an unprecedented accomplishment; shortly

1-14     thereafter she was elected president of the organization's

1-15     Southwest Region Chapter, which was recognized with the same award;

1-16     and

1-17           WHEREAS, Mrs. Beldon also gave freely of her time and talent

1-18     to a number of other worthy organizations, including the Temple

1-19     Beth El Sisterhood; and

1-20           WHEREAS, Throughout her life, Mrs. Beldon drew strength and

1-21     inspiration from her large and loving family, and she will be

1-22     remembered by them first and foremost as a devoted wife, mother,

1-23     grandmother, and great-grandmother; and

1-24           WHEREAS, Though she will be missed, Ann Dorn Beldon's memory

 2-1     will live on in the lives of all those fortunate enough to know

 2-2     her, and it is indeed fitting to pay tribute to her full life and

 2-3     many accomplishments at this time; now, therefore, be it

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

 2-5     Legislature hereby honor the memory of Ann Dorn Beldon and extend

 2-6     sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her husband,

 2-7     Morris Beldon; to her children and their spouses, Drs. Eleanor and

 2-8     Harvey Komet, Michael and Louise Beldon, and Nancy and Steve

 2-9     Sherman; to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and to her

2-10     other family members and friends; and, be it further

2-11           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

2-12     prepared for her family as an expression of high regard by the

2-13     Texas House of Representatives.