R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The passing of Gertrude K. Swyhart on February 27, 1-2 1999, at the age of 91, has brought a great loss to the family and 1-3 friends of this beloved woman; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Born on January 26, 1908, in St. Joseph, Missouri, 1-5 she was a lifelong resident of that city and a valued employee of 1-6 the Quaker Oats Company, which she served with distinction as a 1-7 line supervisor for 30 years; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Mrs. Swyhart enjoyed a close and happy relationship 1-9 with her husband, George, until his passing; the couple were 1-10 blessed with two sons and through the years, Mrs. Swyhart welcomed 1-11 nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren into her 1-12 close-knit family; and 1-13 WHEREAS, During her lifetime, this lovely lady contributed to 1-14 the betterment of her community by donating her time and talents to 1-15 such worthy concerns as the Brookdale Presbyterian Church and the 1-16 PTA, and she was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star; 1-17 and 1-18 WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to share the friendship of 1-19 Mrs. Swyhart will long miss her presence, and she will surely be 1-20 remembered with great affection and admiration for many years to 1-21 come; now, therefore, be it 1-22 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 1-23 Legislature hereby honor the memory of Gertrude K. Swyhart and 1-24 extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her sons, 2-1 Leroy Swyhart and Leroyce Walter Swyhart; to her grandchildren and 2-2 great-grandchildren; and to the many other friends and relatives of 2-3 this esteemed woman; and, be it further 2-4 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-5 prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas 2-6 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of 2-7 Gertrude K. Swyhart. Walker 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 _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 514 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on April 16, 1999. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House