H.R. No. 37 



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The citizens of Austin lost a devoted civic 
volunteer and much admired individual with the passing of Alice 
Louise Roberts Foster on November 12, 2002, at the age of 78; and
	WHEREAS, A native of Boone, Iowa, where she was born on 
September 13, 1924, Mrs. Foster was a longtime resident of Oak Hill 
who joyfully dedicated her time and energy to her family and to the 
residents of the greater community; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Foster touched the lives of countless 
individuals through her myriad volunteer efforts, which focused 
especially on children's literacy, Austin's SafePlace for battered 
women and their children, the Oak Hill Business and Professional 
Association, and the Republican Party; in recognition of her 
quarter-century of civic contributions, she was named a Yellow Rose 
of Texas by the governor of the state; and
	WHEREAS, A leader in Texas Republican politics, she served 
the Oak Hill community for 15 years as a precinct chair and precinct 
judge and held several offices in the Texas Federation of 
Republican Women; for her notable efforts, she was honored at the 
organization's 1990 state convention as one of 10 outstanding 
Republican women; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Foster was also involved with the National 
Federation of Republican Women and was selected as a delegate to 
several local, state, and national Republican conventions; in 2000, 
she and her husband were honored as Travis County Republican 
Volunteers of the Year; and 
	WHEREAS, Married to Colonel James E. Foster for more than 55 
years, this lovely lady accompanied her husband to many locations 
within this country as well as overseas during his 30-year military 
career, and she created a restful, loving home for her family 
wherever they were stationed; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Foster's interests included genealogy, playing 
bridge, collecting elephant replicas, gardening, and making gifts 
of crocheted items that she created; and
	WHEREAS, Throughout her life, Louise Foster demonstrated a 
deep commitment to her family and her community, and those who were 
privileged to share her love and friendship will forever treasure 
her memory; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Alice Louise Roberts 
Foster and extend sincere sympathy to her husband, Colonel James E. 
Foster; to her children, Anita Louise Beard, Anna Kathleen Stern, 
Patricia Allene Foster, and James Christopher Foster; to her 
sister, Carol Saad; to her grandchildren; and to her other 
relatives and many friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas House 
of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Alice 
Louise Roberts Foster.

                                                                           Denny
                                                                          Hamric
                                                                            Keel


       
       
       
Craddick
       Giddings
       Merritt
       
Allen
       Goodman
       Miller
       
Alonzo
       Goolsby
       Moreno of Harris
       
Bailey
       Griggs
       Moreno of El Paso
       
Baxter
       Grusendorf
       Morrison
       
Berman
       Guillen
       Mowery
       
Bohac
       Gutierrez
       Naishtat
       
Bonnen
       Haggerty
       Nixon
       
Branch
       Hamilton
       Noriega
       
Brown of Kaufman
       Hamric
       Oliveira
       
Brown of Brazos
       Hardcastle
       Olivo
       
Burnam
       Harper-Brown
       Paxton
       
Callegari
       Hartnett
       Pena
       
Campbell
       Heflin
       Phillips
       
Canales
       Hegar
       Pickett
       
Capelo
       Hilderbran
       Pitts
       
Casteel
       Hill
       Puente
       
Castro
       Hochberg
       Quintanilla
       
Chavez
       Hodge
       Raymond
       
Chisum
       Homer
       Reyna
       
Christian
       Hope
       Riddle
       
Coleman
       Hopson
       Ritter
       
Cook of Navarro
       Howard
       Rodriguez
       
Cook of Colorado
       Hughes
       Rose
       
Corte
       Hunter
       Seaman
       
Crabb
       Hupp
       Smith of Tarrant
       
Crownover
       Isett
       Smith of Harris
       
Davis of Harris
       Jones of Lubbock
       Smithee
       
Davis of Dallas
       Jones of Bexar
       Solis
       
Dawson
       Jones of Dallas
       Solomons
       
Delisi
       Keel
       Stick
       
Denny
       Keffer of Dallas
       Swinford
       
Deshotel
       Keffer of Eastland
       Talton
       
Driver
       King
       Taylor
       
Dukes
       Kolkhorst
       Telford
       
Dunnam
       Krusee
       Thompson
       
Dutton
       Kuempel
       Truitt
       
Edwards
       Laney
       Turner
       
Eiland
       Laubenberg
       Uresti
       
Eissler
       Lewis
       Van Arsdale
       
Elkins
       Luna
       Villarreal
       
Ellis
       Mabry
       West
       
Farabee
       Madden
       Wilson
       
Farrar
       Marchant
       Wise
       
Flores
       Martinez Fischer
       Wohlgemuth
       
Flynn
       McCall
       Wolens
       
Gallego
       McClendon
       Wong
       
Garza
       McReynolds
       Woolley
       
Gattis
       Menendez
       Zedler
       
Geren
       Mercer
       
       


                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 37 was unanimously adopted by a rising 
vote of the House on March 20, 2003.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House