By Dutton                                              H.R. No. 156
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                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, On January 31, 2001, after an outstanding tenure of
 1-2     nearly 17 years, Anna Washington Curtis is retiring as
 1-3     administrator of the City of Houston's Kashmere Multi-Service
 1-4     Center; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, Ms. Curtis was born in Houston and graduated with
 1-6     honors from Phillis Wheatly Senior High School; her 50 years in the
 1-7     Houston workforce began at the W. T. Grant Company, where she spent
 1-8     18 years and became the first African American supervisor of the
 1-9     lunch department; and
1-10           WHEREAS, In June 1970 Ms. Curtis graduated magna cum laude
1-11     from Texas Southern University with a bachelor of arts degree in
1-12     social work, enabling her to fulfill a lifelong dream and enter
1-13     that career field; and
1-14           WHEREAS, After volunteering for a year with the Children and
1-15     Youth Program of Julia C. Hester House, Inc., a United Way social
1-16     service agency in Houston's Fifth Ward, Ms. Curtis joined the staff
1-17     of Hester House and ultimately became program director; and
1-18           WHEREAS, This notable Texan began employment in 1977 with the
1-19     Houston Department of Health and Human Services, working as an
1-20     administrative assistant at the Fifth Ward Multi-Service Center;
1-21     seven years later she was hired as administrator of the Kashmere
1-22     Multi-Service Center, a post she has ably filled to this day; and
1-23           WHEREAS, Her retirement notwithstanding, Ms. Curtis looks
1-24     forward to spending still more time working with her favorite
 2-1     people, children and senior citizens, as well as traveling; and
 2-2           WHEREAS, Now, as she brings to a close a devoted and fruitful
 2-3     career, it is truly a privilege to pay tribute to her for a
 2-4     distinguished record of leadership and dedication; now, therefore,
 2-5     be it
 2-6           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
 2-7     Legislature hereby honor Anna Washington Curtis on her retirement
 2-8     from the Kashmere Multi-Service Center and extend to her best
 2-9     wishes for continued success and happiness in all her endeavors;
2-10     and, be it further
2-11           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-12     prepared for Ms. Curtis as an expression of high regard by the
2-13     Texas House of Representatives.