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 1-2                         SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1037
 1-3           WHEREAS, In observance of Mother's Day, May 13, 2001, the
 1-4     Senate of the State of Texas takes great pride in recognizing the
 1-5     mothers of the 31 members of this distinguished body; and
 1-6           WHEREAS, To further honor the occasion, the four women
 1-7     serving as senators in the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas
 1-8     will offer their colleagues copies of the newly printed Capitol
 1-9     Women, written by Nancy Baker Jones and Ruthe Winegarten and
1-10     signed by Senators Judith Zaffirini, Jane Nelson, Florence Shapiro,
1-11     and Leticia Van de Putte; and
1-12           WHEREAS, Capitol Women celebrates the achievements
1-13     of women who have served in the Texas Legislature, beginning with
1-14     Edith Wilmans, elected to the Texas House of Representatives
1-15     in 1922, and Miss Margie E. Neal, elected to the Texas Senate
1-16     in 1926; the volume offers a historical overview; and
1-17           WHEREAS, It is indeed fitting for the senators to honor
1-18     on Mother's Day their own mothers, recognizing the invaluable
1-19     contributions mothers make to our society; now, therefore, be it
1-20           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
1-21     77th Legislature, hereby celebrate all mothers across Texas
1-22     on the grand occasion of Mother's Day and commend authors
1-23     Nancy Baker Jones and Ruthe Winegarten for their outstanding
 2-1     work on Capitol Women; and, be it further
 2-2           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared to
 2-3     mark this auspicious occasion.
 2-4                                                    Zaffirini
 2-5                                                    Nelson
 2-6                                                    Shapiro
 2-7                                                    Van de Putte
 2-8           Armbrister           Fraser              Moncrief
 2-9           Barrientos           Gallegos            Ogden
2-10           Bernsen              Harris              Shapleigh
2-11           Bivins               Haywood             Sibley
2-12           Brown                Jackson             Staples
2-13           Cain                 Lindsay             Truan
2-14           Carona               Lucio               Wentworth
2-15           Duncan               Madla               West
2-16           Ellis                                    Whitmire
2-17                      Ratliff, President of the Senate
2-18     ______________________________     _______________________________
2-19          Member, Texas Senate               Member, Texas Senate
2-20     ______________________________     _______________________________
2-21          Member, Texas Senate               Member, Texas Senate
2-22                                        _______________________________
2-23                                            President of the Senate
2-24                                             I hereby certify that the
2-25                                        above Resolution was adopted by
2-26                                        the Senate on May 11, 2001.
2-27                                        _______________________________
2-28                                            Secretary of the Senate