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78R4462 JH-D

By:  Jones of Dallas                                              H.R. No. 204



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, On October 1, 2002, men and women across the Lone 
Star State were deeply saddened by the loss of Bernice Green Conley, 
a beloved community leader and Texas native; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Bryan on July 2, 1926, Ms. Conley attended 
Bishop College and had been a loyal employee of Dallas County since 
1972, serving most recently as a deputy clerk in the county clerk's 
office; she was also a devoted mother and grandmother and an active 
member of New Jerusalem Institutional Baptist Church; and
	WHEREAS, In addition, this esteemed woman demonstrated a 
great passion for helping others, which compelled her to get 
involved in politics on the local, state, and national levels; a 
delegate to the Democratic state and national conventions since 
1968 and 1975, respectively, Ms. Conley served as vice president of 
the Dallas branches of the NAACP and the Texas Coalition of Black 
Democrats, and as Dallas County precinct chairperson for more than 
a quarter-century; and
	WHEREAS, For her efforts, Ms. Conley received the 
Distinguished Citizen Award from the Dallas County Progressive 
Voters League, the Outstanding Contribution and Community Service 
Award from the Senate of Texas, and the Civic Award from the Texas 
Legislative Black Caucus; she was also appointed an admiral in the 
Texas Navy and a Yellow Rose of Texas, and was one of the founding 
members of the Texas Coalition of Black Democrats; and
	WHEREAS, Bernice Conley was a woman of commitment and 
purpose, and while she will be greatly missed, her legacy lives on 
in the hearts and minds of the many people whose lives she touched; 
now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Bernice Green Conley 
and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her 
children, Virgil, Jenard, Janice, Ronald, Donald, and John Bruce; 
to her grandchildren, Kimberly, Kelle, Jenard Scott, Christopher, 
Ronald, Jr., Morgan, Cameron, Terrance, Iron, and Aaron; 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 Bernice 
Green Conley.