R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, January 22, 1999, marks the 80th birthday of
1-2 Virginia "Ginna" Steenson, and this auspicious occasion is truly
1-3 worthy of special praise and recognition; and
1-4 WHEREAS, Born in Tucumcari, New Mexico, on January 22, 1919,
1-5 Mrs. Steenson has spent the last 40 years as a valued resident of
1-6 Richardson, and her contributions to her community were honored on
1-7 her 75th birthday with a tree in the city's Leadership Grove; and
1-8 WHEREAS, A graduate of the University of California at Los
1-9 Angeles, Mrs. Steenson started her professional life in Lubbock,
1-10 where she began her career as a kindergarten and early elementary
1-11 school teacher for church-based schools; she continued her career
1-12 in Dallas and Richardson before retiring as director of West Shore
1-13 Methodist Day School; and
1-14 WHEREAS, Mrs. Steenson has been a vital member of numerous
1-15 community organizations through the years, including the Richardson
1-16 Women's Club, the Richardson Park Board, the City Charter
1-17 Commission, and the Richardson Citizen Police Academy; and
1-18 WHEREAS, A staunch supporter of the Republican Party,
1-19 Mrs. Steenson started campaigning in its behalf in the early 1960s
1-20 and was a precinct chair for many years; in the 1980s she held a
1-21 seat on the State Republican Executive Committee and was a delegate
1-22 or alternate to at least two national GOP conventions, and she
1-23 continues to show her support for the party through her membership
1-24 in the Richardson Republican Women's Club and the Dallas County
2-1 Republican Assembly; and
2-2 WHEREAS, Mrs. Steenson derives great happiness from her
2-3 close-knit and loving family; she and her husband, the late Wesley
2-4 Steenson, were blessed with four children, and today Mrs. Steenson
2-5 delights in the company of her three grandchildren; and
2-6 WHEREAS, At the age of 80, "Ginna" Steenson remains an
2-7 inspiration to her fellow Texans; she has made the world a better
2-8 place with her kindness, charm, and vivacity, and it is indeed
2-9 fitting to recognize her for her many accomplishments; now,
2-10 therefore, be it
2-11 RESOLVED, That Virginia "Ginna" Steenson, be congratulated on
2-12 the occasion of her 80th birthday and that she be extended sincere
2-13 best wishes for continued success and happiness.
Madden
Laney Glaze Moreno of El Paso
Alexander Goodman Morrison
Allen Goolsby Mowery
Alvarado Gray Naishtat
Averitt Green Najera
Bailey Greenberg Nixon
Berman Grusendorf Noriega
Bonnen Gutierrez Oliveira
Bosse Haggerty Olivo
Brimer Hamric Palmer
Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Pickett
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Pitts
Burnam Hawley Puente
Capelo Heflin Ramsay
Carter Hilbert Rangel
Chavez Hilderbran Reyna of Bexar
Chisum Hill Reyna of Dallas
Christian Hinojosa Ritter
Clark Hochberg Sadler
Coleman Hodge Salinas
Cook Homer Seaman
Corte Hope Shields
Counts Howard Siebert
Crabb Hunter Smith
Craddick Hupp Smithee
Crownover Isett Solis of Cameron
Cuellar Janek Solis of Bexar
Culberson Jones of Brazos Solomons
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Staples
Davis of Harris Jones of Dallas Swinford
Davis of Dallas Junell Talton
Delisi Keel Telford
Denny Keffer Thompson
Deshotel King of Parker Tillery
Driver King of Uvalde Truitt
Dukes Krusee Turner of Coleman
Dunnam Kuempel Turner of Harris
Dutton Lengefeld Uher
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Van de Putte
Eiland Longoria Walker
Elkins Luna West
Ellis McCall Williams
Farabee McClendon Wilson
Farrar McReynolds Wise
Flores Madden Wohlgemuth
Gallego Marchant Wolens
Garcia Maxey Woolley
George Merritt Yarbrough
Giddings Moreno of Harris Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 6 was adopted by the House on January
20, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House