H.R. No. 846



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Residents of Boerne lost a beloved neighbor and 
friend with the passing of Elvira Hodge on January 21, 2003; and
	WHEREAS, A native Texan, Mrs. Hodge was born in Navarro 
County on September 21, 1938, to Dennie and Annie Mae Allen Kelley; 
she married Ben Andrew Sheffield, Sr., and the couple enjoyed a 
rewarding marriage until his passing in 1970; and
	WHEREAS, Fortunate to find love again, this esteemed woman 
wed Sheriff Henry B. Hodge on October 24, 1974; she was a devoted 
homemaker throughout the couple's 28-year marriage; and
	WHEREAS, Elvira Hodge was a woman of integrity and 
compassion, and while she will be greatly missed, her memory will 
live 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 Elvira Hodge and 
extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her loving 
husband, Henry B. Hodge; to her sons, Henry Lawrence Kelley and Ben 
Sheffield, Jr.; to her daughters, Evelyn Annett Sheffield, Beverly 
Renee Sheffield, Wanda Marie Mays, Loita Williams, and Ehrikka 
Dionne Hodge; to her mother, Annie Mae Kelley; to her brothers, 
Burnice Auto, Pernell, Arthur Dean, Leslie, and Thomas Willie 
Kelley and Christopher Smith; to her sisters, Annie Pearl Hatley, 
Betty Jo Williams, Carolyn Zollifoffer, Elsie Kelley, and Frances 
V. Sheffield; to her grandchildren, Shannon, Lashonia, Jeremy, 
Shaneka, Brittany, Kendra, Derrick, Baileigh, and Ben; to her 
great-grandchild, Jardan; and to her other relatives and many 
friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mrs. Hodge's family and that when the Texas House of 
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Elvira 
Hodge.

                                                                      Hilderbran


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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 846 was unanimously adopted by a 
rising vote of the House on May 23, 2003.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House