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By: Bohac H.R. No. 1103
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A 90th birthday is truly cause for a joyous
celebration, and on May 3, 2003, Ruby Page of Houston marked this
significant milestone among her family and friends at First Baptist
Church of Spring Branch; and
WHEREAS, An East Texas native, Mrs. Page was born on May 2,
1913, in Crete, the oldest of 10 children, and today she enjoys the
company of her seven surviving siblings; and
WHEREAS, She graduated from high school in Groveton in 1931
and attended Mary Hardin College for her initial year of higher
education; she enrolled at Sam Houston State University, where she
received a bachelor's degree by alternating one year of attending
college with one year of teaching school to earn money for her next
year as a student; she taught until her retirement in 1976; and
WHEREAS, Her leisure pursuits since retiring have included
several years of art lessons and painting; in 1998, she was inducted
into the Hall of Fame at her Groveton alma mater; and
WHEREAS, With her late husband, Perry, Mrs. Page was an
active congregant of First Baptist Church of Spring Branch and the
couple were instrumental in the construction of the church's
current building on Long Point at Campbell Road; today, this
delightful lady continues to live in her own home, where she takes
great pleasure in her neighbors and community activities including
the civic breakfast for women sponsored by the Spring Branch Oaks
subdivision; and
WHEREAS, The birthday of Ruby Page provided an opportune time
for her loved ones to share with her a small bit of the joy that she
imparts to others; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Ruby Page on the notable occasion
of her 90th birthday and extend to her warmest best wishes for
continued happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mrs. Page as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.