R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The passing of Alice Pohler Tait of Columbus, Texas,
 1-2     on November 3, 2000, at the age of 92, has left a void in the lives
 1-3     of the family and friends of this esteemed woman; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, Mrs. Tait was born in Shiner, Texas, on March 15,
 1-5     1908, and was a graduate of Shiner High School; after attending Our
 1-6     Lady of the Lake College in San Antonio, she earned her teaching
 1-7     certificate from Southwest Texas Teachers College and was employed
 1-8     as an educator in Lavaca County for several years; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, The former Alice Nina Pohler married Robert Elbert
1-10     Tait in 1934, and their loving union was blessed with seven
1-11     children, Harriet Louise, Millycent, Rita, Roberta, Charla, Robert,
1-12     and Monica; over the years, her cherished family grew to include 16
1-13     grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and
1-14           WHEREAS, A resident of Colorado County for more than 60
1-15     years, this civic-minded woman gave generously of her time and
1-16     talents to benefit a host of community organizations such as the
1-17     historic Stafford Opera House, the docent society, the Colorado
1-18     County Historical Commission, and the Magnolia Homes Tour;
1-19     Mrs. Tait also provided exemplary leadership as president of the
1-20     Garden Club, the Music Club, the Mary Queen of Snows Court of the
1-21     Catholic Daughters of America, the Archdiocese Council of Catholic
1-22     Women, and several parent-teacher clubs of Columbus Independent
1-23     School District, St. Anthony Catholic School, and Bishop Forest
1-24     High School; and
 2-1           WHEREAS, Known throughout the community as an outstanding
 2-2     citizen and neighbor, she earned numerous honors in recognition of
 2-3     her hard work and dedication, including being named St. Anthony's
 2-4     Woman of the Year in 1954, Outstanding Woman of the Year for the
 2-5     Archdiocese of San Antonio, Outstanding Older Texan for Colorado
 2-6     County, and Woman of the Year for the Alpha Alta Upsilon and Xi Chi
 2-7     Kappa chapters of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority; and
 2-8           WHEREAS, Alice Tait was a woman of integrity and true
 2-9     compassion, and although she is greatly missed by all who knew her,
2-10     her spirit lives on in the hearts and minds of the many people
2-11     whose lives she touched; now, therefore, be it
2-12           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-13     Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Alice Pohler Tait and
2-14     extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her son
2-15     and his wife, Bob and Ginny Tait; to her daughters and their
2-16     husbands, Millycent and Fritz Cranek, Rita Huffmeyer, Roberta Tait,
2-17     Charla and Jerry Ford, and Monica and Matthew Hagendorf; to her
2-18     brother, Herbert Pohler; to her grandchildren and
2-19     great-grandchildren; and to her many other relatives and friends;
2-20     and, be it further
2-21           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-22     prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
2-23     Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Alice
2-24     Pohler Tait.
                                                                        Cook
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                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 35 was unanimously adopted by a
         rising vote of the House on March 29, 2001.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House