By Yarbrough                                           H.R. No. 234
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                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor
 1-2     Yon E. Choi of Houston in recognition of her 80th birthday; and
 1-3           WHEREAS, Born on January 20, 1921, in Korea, she married
 1-4     Myung A. Choi in 1938, and the couple was blessed with two sons,
 1-5     Sam and Joe, who were raised by their mother after their father was
 1-6     declared missing in action during the Korean War; through the
 1-7     years, Mrs. Choi has joyfully welcomed into her close-knit family
 1-8     four beloved grandchildren, Michael, Eddie, Maurice, and Esther
 1-9     Choi; and
1-10           WHEREAS, Mrs. Choi graduated from a Bible school in Kyung Joo
1-11     City, Korea, and from a theological seminary in Seoul, Korea; for
1-12     30 years she served myriad churches as a Bible/visitation minister,
1-13     and in 1978 she retired from Dong Shin Church in Seoul, one of the
1-14     largest Presbyterian churches in Korea; and
1-15           WHEREAS, In 1978, she immigrated to Houston to be near her
1-16     family and began a 17-year career with the Korean Christian Church
1-17     as an honorary Bible minister and teacher of theology; since 1981,
1-18     Mrs. Choi has been a loyal Thursday morning volunteer at Northwest
1-19     Memorial Hospital, and thus far she has donated more than 4,100
1-20     hours of service; and
1-21           WHEREAS, For 80 years, Yon E. Choi has lived a full life
1-22     devoted to her family, church, and community, and it is most
1-23     appropriate that she be honored at this time; now, therefore, be it
1-24           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
 2-1     Legislature hereby congratulate Yon E. Choi on the joyous occasion
 2-2     of her 80th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for
 2-3     continued  happiness; and, be it further
 2-4           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
 2-5     prepared for Mrs. Choi as an expression of high regard by the Texas
 2-6     House of Representatives.