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78S20409 MDM-D

By:  Stick                                                        H.R. No. 188



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to 
congratulate Louise Thompson of Austin on her 100th birthday, which 
is indeed a memorable occasion and one worthy of special 
recognition; and
	WHEREAS, Born on August 5, 1903, the year Orville and Wilbur 
Wright made their first flight, she graduated from a two-year 
business school after completing high school and later was employed 
for many years in the publicity and parks department at the Arkansas 
State Capitol; and
	WHEREAS, This lovely lady married Walter Thompson, who 
retired from the U.S. Army as a lieutenant colonel, and they lived 
and traveled around the world, including time spent stationed in 
the Panama Canal Zone; the couple were blessed with two daughters, 
and today Mrs. Thompson enjoys the love and affection of a 
close-knit circle of family and friends; and
	WHEREAS, A spirited individual, Mrs. Thompson learned to fly 
a small Cessna plane when she was in her 50s, and she has long 
received well-deserved accolades for her mouth-watering culinary 
efforts and her expertise as a seamstress; a firsthand witness to a 
century of progress and development, she recalls the Titanic
sinking, recognizes her former classmates pictured in her school 
annual, and remembers the time Liberace autographed a photo for her 
mother; and
	WHEREAS, Today, Mrs. Thompson exhibits exceptional health 
that requires no medication; she enjoys Reader's Digest, watches 
television programs about angels, makes time for a weekly hair 
appointment, and is partial to going out for catfish dinners; and
	WHEREAS, The birthday of Mrs. Thompson provides a fitting 
opportunity to honor this remarkable woman, who remains an 
inspiration to all who are privileged to know her; now, therefore, 
be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Louise 
Thompson on the joyous occasion of her 100th birthday and extend to 
her best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mrs. Thompson as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.