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H.R. No. 666
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Since 1948, the members of Beta Sigma Phi have
recognized women for their accomplishments and their contributions
to the community, and they will continue this tradition on March 23
when they name Evelyn Pitts the 2003 First Lady of Waxahachie; and
WHEREAS, The wife of State Representative Jim Pitts and a
native of Waxahachie, Mrs. Pitts is following in the footsteps of
her mother, Frances Eastham, and grandmother, Lena Peters, both of
whom also received the special honor of being named First Lady of
Waxahachie; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Pitts graduated from Waxahachie High School and
earned a bachelor's degree in business from Southern Methodist
University; she married Jim Pitts, a fellow SMU student whom she met
in a bowling class, and the couple settled in Waxahachie in 1971 to
raise their family; and
WHEREAS, Long dedicated to serving her community, she has
held leadership positions on the Baylor/Ellis County Hospital Board
of Directors, the Waxahachie Foundation, the HOPE Clinic Board of
Directors, and the Ellis County Museum Board, as well as with
numerous other organizations; she is a member of the Ellis County
Republican Women and the Texas Legislative Wives Club and will
chair the 2003 Easter Egg Hunt to be held at the Governor's Mansion;
and
WHEREAS, The proud mother of three children, Duffy, Ashley,
and Ryan, she has also devoted much time to supporting her children
and the youth of her community in their educational and
extracurricular activities; she has participated in parent-teacher
organizations and served as a room mother, a team sponsor for
pee-wee football cheerleaders, and an active member of the Pi Beta
Phi and SMU mothers' clubs; and
WHEREAS, Despite her demanding schedule as a parent, wife,
and community leader, this tireless individual still finds time for
her own interests, and she is a member of the Heirloom Club, the
Friday Book Club, and the Gardener's Limited Garden Club; and
WHEREAS, For many years Evelyn Pitts has contributed her
vision, time, and talents to the betterment of her community, and
she may reflect with pride on the significant role she has played in
making her hometown such a wonderful place to live; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby commend Evelyn Pitts on her outstanding record
of community service and congratulate her on her selection as First
Lady of Waxahachie for 2003; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mrs. Pitts as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
West
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. 666 was adopted by the House on April
16, 2003, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House