78R14988 MDM-D

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.