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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 84


In Memory

of

Annie Mae Hunt


	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the 
citizens of Dallas in mourning the loss of Annie Mae Hunt, who 
died September 25, 2003, at the age of 94; and

	WHEREAS, Annie Mae Hunt was a woman of humble beginnings 
and had only an elementary school education; she gained fame by 
writing a memoir on being a black woman in the South and on her 
struggles and her mistreatment; and

	WHEREAS, Born in Washington County in 1909, she was raised 
in the Southern sharecropping system and married at the age of 
15; she picked cotton with her husband, and following a divorce, 
she moved to Dallas, where she performed domestic work for a 
time; in the 1950s, she managed to own an eatery and a cleaning 
business and went on to work as a seamstress and sell Avon 
cosmetics; and

	WHEREAS, Mrs. Hunt believed she was limited because she was 
a woman and she was black, but after experiencing numerous acts 
of discrimination, she began asserting herself, writing letters 
to political leaders and becoming involved with many 
organizations that worked on improving conditions for blacks; 
and

	WHEREAS, She coauthored I Am Annie Mae:  An Extraordinary 
Woman in Her Own Words, which was published in 1983; in the book, 
Mrs. Hunt wrote with typical straightforwardness of her 
experiences in Dallas and the history of women in Texas; the book 
was made into a musical and a film; and

	WHEREAS, While Mrs. Hunt suffered the struggles of growing 
up black in the South, she worked hard, and through much 
perseverance, she made a name for herself as an author and an 
educator of young women; the T. R. Hoover Multipurpose Center in 
South Dallas houses bookshelves named in her honor; and

	WHEREAS, Throughout her life, she maintained her 
determination, her good humor, and her genteel spirit;
Annie Mae Hunt was a woman of self-confidence and generosity who 
gave unselfishly of her time to others, and her wisdom, warmth, 
and valued counsel will not be forgotten by those who knew her; 
and

	WHEREAS, She was a source of inspiration to many and was a 
devoted mother and grandmother, and she leaves behind memories 
that will be treasured forever by her family and many friends; 
now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
78th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby extend sincere 
condolences to the family of Annie Mae Hunt:  her daughters, 
Esther Prosper, Dorris Bullard, and Othella Hunt; her son,
George Darden; and her 30 grandchildren and numerous 
great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and, be it 
further

	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 
the members of her family as an expression of deepest sympathy 
from the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this 
day, it do so in memory of Annie Mae Hunt.
                                                                            West




________________________________ 
    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on October 2, 2003, by 
a rising vote.



________________________________ 
    Secretary of the Senate



________________________________ 
     Member, Texas Senate