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                                                                  H.R. No. 263



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The passing of Annie Mae Hunt of Dallas on September 
25, 2003, at the age of 94, brought a great loss to the family,  
friends, and many admirers of this beloved woman, and it is indeed 
appropriate to remember her at this time; and
	WHEREAS, A native Texan, Mrs. Hunt was born in Washington 
County in 1909 and was married at the age of 15; possessed of only a 
rudimentary formal education, but blessed with unbridled 
enthusiasm and keen introspective skills, she overcame numerous 
obstacles throughout her long life and emerged as a respected and 
effective community leader and political activist, helping to elect 
Representatives Jesse W. Jones and Yvonne Davis into office; and
	WHEREAS, In 1983, she published the memoir I Am Annie Mae: An 
Extraordinary Woman in Her Own Words, which detailed the trials and 
tribulations of her life as a black woman in Texas; that popular 
publication was made into a musical and film, Guts, Gumption, and 
Go-Ahead: Annie Mae Hunt Remembers, that made her an icon for many 
Texans; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Hunt picked cotton in her youth and later 
settled in Dallas, where she performed domestic work, after 
divorcing her first husband; in the 1950s she demonstrated her 
entrepreneurial skills as the owner of a cleaning business and an 
eatery; she also sold Avon for many years and established herself as 
a professional seamstress; and
	WHEREAS, Annie Mae Hunt was a woman of integrity and 
ingenuity whose passion inspired those around her, and although she 
will be missed by all who knew and loved her, her spirit will live on 
in their thoughts and deeds for many years to come; now, therefore, 
be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of 
Annie Mae Hunt and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her 
family: to her daughters, Leona Hunt, Esther Prosper, Dorris 
Bullard, and Othella Hunt; to her son, George Darden; to her 30 
grandchildren and her numerous great-grandchildren and 
great-great-grandchildren; and to the many other relatives and 
friends of this esteemed woman; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared  for her family and that when the Texas House of 
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Annie Mae 
Hunt.

                                                                 Jones of Dallas
                                                                 Davis of Dallas


                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 263 was unanimously adopted by a 
rising vote of the House on October 10, 2003.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House