78R3396 MDM-D

By:  Denny                                                        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.