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By:  Bohac                                                        H.R. No. 11 



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, A 90th birthday is truly cause for a celebration, 
and on July 21, 2003, Alceste Cerwinske of Houston marked this 
significant occasion in her life; and
	WHEREAS, Born on July 21, 1913, in Alta, Iowa, she was a music 
major graduate of Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, Iowa, after 
which she embarked on a high school teaching career before her 
marriage; and
	WHEREAS, This lovely lady married Herbert Cerwinske on 
December 28, 1938, and the couple will celebrate their 65th 
anniversary this year; their rewarding relationship is blessed with 
a fine family, including three daughters, who moved with their 
parents in 1952 from Montclair, New Jersey, to Houston; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Cerwinske was employed with the Spring Branch 
Independent School District for many years in roles that included  
substitute teacher, census taker, test grader, and recordkeeper;  
her volunteer activities have included serving as a church organist 
and as an organist accompanying a choral group that performed at 
area nursing homes, and she was active in PTA and drill team and 
band booster groups, and as a homeroom mother during her children's 
school years; and
	WHEREAS, A charter member of The Country Playhouse, a 
community theater in the Spring Branch/Memorial area that was 
founded in 1956, Mrs. Cerwinske continues to play an active role in 
the organization and currently coordinates volunteers to staff the 
refreshment stand during productions; over the course of her 
extensive involvement with the organization, she performed in 
numerous plays, handled administrative duties, and served as box 
office chair for 15 years; and
	WHEREAS, Another venue in which this civic-minded individual 
continues to benefit her community is by working a volunteer shift 
three days a week at a resale shop sponsored by a local church; and
	WHEREAS, For nine decades, Alceste Cerwinske has lived a life 
full of caring and generosity; her warmth and wisdom enrich the 
lives of countless Texans and she is cherished by her family and 
host of friends; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Alceste 
Cerwinske on the joyous occasion of her 90th birthday and extend to 
her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mrs. Cerwinske as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.