By Counts                                               H.R. No. 37
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                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The untimely passing of Roberta Lee Williams High on
 1-2     November 10, 1998, at the age of 54, brought a great loss to the
 1-3     family and many friends of this beloved woman; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, Born on March 21, 1944, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
 1-5     she graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma State University with a
 1-6     degree in pharmacy and while attending there, she was a member of
 1-7     Sigma Kappa Sorority; and
 1-8           WHEREAS, Mrs. High was a loving wife and mother; she married
 1-9     Doyle Eugene High in 1964 in Fort Cobb, Oklahoma, and the couple
1-10     shared a close, lasting relationship that was blessed with a son
1-11     and a daughter; and
1-12           WHEREAS, A licensed pharmacist in both Texas and Oklahoma,
1-13     she was a dynamic presence in her field and actively participated
1-14     in local, regional, state, and national pharmacy associations;
1-15     Mrs. High was appointed by Governor George W. Bush to the Texas
1-16     State Board of Pharmacy for a six-year term in February 1996, and
1-17     she served as vice-president of that distinguished panel; in
1-18     addition, she was a member of the West Texas Pharmacy Association
1-19     Board of Directors and served as president of the Big Country
1-20     Pharmacy Association; and
1-21           WHEREAS, Mrs. High was a pharmacy consultant for the Knox
1-22     County Hospital and also had held that position at hospitals in
1-23     Albany, Aspermont, Haskell, and Throckmorton; together with her
1-24     husband, she purchased the Oates Drug Store in Haskell, relocated
 2-1     the store to its current location, and built the establishment into
 2-2     a thriving business; and
 2-3           WHEREAS, Public speaking was one of her primary interests, as
 2-4     was exemplified by Mrs. High's involvement with the Talkin' Across
 2-5     Texas Toastmasters Club, which she led as president; in addition,
 2-6     she and her husband gave motivational and inspirational speeches
 2-7     throughout Texas and other states, based on material from The
 2-8     Redneck and the High Maintenance Woman, which they co-authored; and
 2-9           WHEREAS, Mrs. High was also a gifted singer; she recorded an
2-10     album of religious songs, titled "The Four Friends," with Patsy
2-11     Blakley, Pam Gibson, and Susan Pope Jones, and she performed with
2-12     Mary Kennedy, Nelda Lane, and Becky Richardson Tubbs during the
2-13     Bicentennial celebration; and
2-14           WHEREAS, She participated in the choir and Sunday school at
2-15     the First Baptist Church, was a member of the Haskell Book Club,
2-16     and counted among her interests talking with people, helping stray
2-17     animals, and writing; and
2-18           WHEREAS, Mrs. High was extremely proud of the 34 young people
2-19     from the Haskell area who chose to become pharmacists, and she and
2-20     her husband encouraged and supported these students in their
2-21     pursuit of the profession Mrs. High so enjoyed; and
2-22           WHEREAS, Roberta High will be missed by all who knew her, but
2-23     her indomitable spirit will surely live on in the hearts and minds
2-24     of the many individuals whose lives she touched; now, therefore, be
2-25     it
2-26           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
2-27     Legislature hereby honor the memory of Roberta Lee Williams High
 3-1     and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to her
 3-2     husband, Doyle Eugene High; to her daughter, Holli Anne High; to
 3-3     her son and daughter-in-law, Kirk William and Laura Manning High;
 3-4     to her brother, Robert Dee Williams; and to her aunts, Grace Frank,
 3-5     Pearle Kirk, Katherine Meek, and Kathleen Roddy; and, be it further
 3-6           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
 3-7     prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas
 3-8     House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
 3-9     Roberta Lee Williams High.