R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The passing of Mattie Jean DeWalt of Houston on
1-2 April 20, 2001, at the age of 70, has deeply saddened the family
1-3 and many friends of this beloved woman; and
1-4 WHEREAS, A native of Point Blank, Texas, she was born on
1-5 December 6, 1930, to John and Phoebe Harrison; she had a rewarding
1-6 35-year marriage to Levi DeWalt, Sr., who preceded her in death;
1-7 and
1-8 WHEREAS, Mrs. DeWalt was a woman of numerous interests and
1-9 talents, including sewing, public speaking, and homemaking; she
1-10 took great pride in attaining her GED and completing individualized
1-11 instruction at Texas Southern University, and she was employed as a
1-12 tax preparer with H&R Block; and
1-13 WHEREAS, During her term as president, the Burbank Junior
1-14 High School PTA earned the Florence Danforth PAFLE (Parent and
1-15 Family Life Education) Award for its projects; she volunteered as
1-16 an election judge of her voting precinct, was president of the Sam
1-17 Houston High School Drill Team Parents' Club, and served the
1-18 congregations of Nelson Memorial Church of God in Christ and Laws
1-19 Memorial Church of God in Christ in various capacities, including
1-20 Sunday school superintendent, leader of the Usher Board, member of
1-21 the Mothers' Board, and facilitator of the City of Houston's Summer
1-22 Youth Program; and
1-23 WHEREAS, Mrs. DeWalt loved people and had the gift of knowing
1-24 when someone was in need; those who were privileged to share her
2-1 friendship will long miss her presence, and she will surely be
2-2 remembered with great affection and admiration for many years to
2-3 come; now, therefore, be it
2-4 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-5 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Mattie Jean DeWalt
2-6 and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her
2-7 daughters, Gwendolyn Burnett Coleman, Vernia Mallard, Cheryl A.
2-8 Lewis, Kitzy Burnett Daniels, and Rose Mary Johnson; to her sons,
2-9 Thomas Edward Burnett, Levi DeWalt, Jr., and Louis DeWalt; to her
2-10 godson, Jimmy L. Butler; to her sisters, Lizzie Smith, Helen
2-11 Hutcherson, and Betty Mitchell; to her brother, Mack "Bud"
2-12 Harrison; to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and to the
2-13 many other relatives and friends of this esteemed woman; and, be it
2-14 further
2-15 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-16 prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
2-17 Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Mattie
2-18 Jean DeWalt.
Dutton
Laney Goodman Merritt
Alexander Goolsby Miller
Allen Gray Moreno of Harris
Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso
Bailey Grusendorf Morrison
Berman Gutierrez Mowery
Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat
Bosse Hamric Najera
Brimer Hardcastle Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira
Burnam Heflin Olivo
Callegari Hilbert Pickett
Capelo Hilderbran Pitts
Carter Hill Puente
Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay
Chisum Hochberg Rangel
Christian Hodge Raymond
Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar
Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas
Cook Hopson Ritter
Corte Howard Sadler
Counts Hunter Salinas
Crabb Hupp Seaman
Craddick Isett Shields
Crownover Janek Smith
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis
Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons
Delisi Junell Swinford
Denny Keel Talton
Deshotel Keffer Telford
Driver King of Parker Thompson
Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery
Dunnam Kitchen Truitt
Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman
Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris
Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher
Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal
Ellis Longoria Walker
Farabee Luna West
Farrar McCall Williams
Flores McClendon Wilson
Gallego McReynolds Wise
Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth
George Marchant Wolens
Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley
Giddings Maxey Yarbrough
Glaze Menendez Zbranek
_______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1142 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 18, 2001.
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Chief Clerk of the House