By Junell H.R. No. 156 76R3410 MDM-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to 1-2 congratulate Dorothy McKnight Warner on her 100th birthday, which 1-3 is indeed a memorable occasion worthy of special praise and 1-4 recognition; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Born on December 4, 1898, this gracious woman is the 1-6 daughter of Dr. William Burney McKnight and Sallie Hodges McKnight; 1-7 her siblings include a sister, Kate McKnight Lattimore, and two 1-8 brothers, Dr. Hodges McKnight and James McKnight; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Mrs. Warner met her future husband, Don A. Warner, 1-10 at The University of Texas in 1918; a native of Minnesota, 1-11 Mr. Warner was training in the U.S. Army Signal Corps after 1-12 attending Yale University; and 1-13 WHEREAS, The couple married in 1918 and moved to the Rio 1-14 Grande Valley in 1919; they lived in a tent on a 40-acre farm 1-15 before moving to Mercedes, where they acquired and developed a 1-16 successful citrus farm; and 1-17 WHEREAS, A pioneer businesswoman in the Rio Grande Valley, 1-18 Mrs. Warner built a prosperous career in real estate and insurance 1-19 at a time when women rarely even entered the world of business; her 1-20 son, Bill Warner, said his mother's business judgment was so sound, 1-21 "that if she would have been a man, she would have been president 1-22 of General Motors"; and 1-23 WHEREAS, The Warners' loving partnership was blessed with 1-24 four children, Dorothy Warner Griffis, Barbara Warner McCambell, 2-1 Don Warner, and William P. "Bill" Warner, as well as a number of 2-2 grandchildren and great-grandchildren; the welfare and success of 2-3 Mrs. Warner's family continues to be her top priority; and 2-4 WHEREAS, For 100 years, Dorothy McKnight Warner has lived a 2-5 full life as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and 2-6 great-grandmother; she has achieved success as a businesswoman and 2-7 as a human being who is cherished by her family and many friends; 2-8 now, therefore, be it 2-9 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 2-10 Legislature hereby congratulate Dorothy McKnight Warner on the 2-11 occasion of her 100th birthday and extend to her sincere best 2-12 wishes for continued happiness in the future; and, be it further 2-13 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-14 prepared for Mrs. Warner as an expression of high regard by the 2-15 Texas House of Representatives.