By Hinojosa H.R. No. 1083 75R16328 SAJ-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The passing of Pauline Horowitz Weisfeld on May 4, 1-2 1996, at the age of 86, brought a great loss to her family and many 1-3 friends; and 1-4 WHEREAS, As a teenager, she escaped with her family from the 1-5 pogroms of Russia to Chicago, where she met and married Morris 1-6 Weisfeld, and the couple nurtured a deeply fulfilling union that 1-7 spanned 42 years until his passing; and 1-8 WHEREAS, During the Great Depression, the Weisfelds moved to 1-9 Pharr, where they became pioneers in the citrus industry, 1-10 establishing M. W. Fruit Company; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Mrs. Weisfeld maintained an abiding commitment to 1-12 her community through her involvement in Seven Acres and the Temple 1-13 Sisterhood, and she was well known for her magnificent handwork and 1-14 her delicious challah; and 1-15 WHEREAS, She was an active life member of Hadassah, a 1-16 founding member of Temple Emanuel in McAllen, and a longtime member 1-17 of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Pauline Weisfeld touched the lives of many people 1-19 during her years on this earth, and though she is gone from us now, 1-20 her memory will long endure in the hearts and minds of all who knew 1-21 and loved her; now, therefore, be it 1-22 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 1-23 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Pauline Horowitz 1-24 Weisfeld and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: 2-1 to her sons and daughters-in-law, Harold and Carolyn Weisfeld, and 2-2 Sheldon and Eve Weisfeld; to Al Gerrick; to her grandchildren, 2-3 Rosalie Weisfeld, David Weisfeld, Herschel Weisfeld, Sheldon and 2-4 Debra Weisfeld, Ronnie and Michelle Weisfeld, Jeffrey and Nadine 2-5 Weisfeld, Stuart and Mitzi Weisfeld, Lynde Weisfeld, Myra and 2-6 Robert Jacobson, Deborah Baugher, Laura and John Eason, and David 2-7 Nieto; to her great-grandchildren, Shanna, Samuel, Johnathan, 2-8 Joshua, Sarah, Daniel, Natalie, Jacob, Isaac, Maya, and Sara Ellen; 2-9 and to her many other friends and relatives; and, be it further 2-10 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-11 prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas 2-12 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of 2-13 Pauline Horowitz Weisfeld.