79S10932 MDM-D

By:  Homer                                                      H.C.R. No. 24 



CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories 
of Betty J. Hobbs of Paris, who died on June 7, 2005, at the age of 
78; and
	WHEREAS, Born on February 7, 1927, in Bagwell, to Oscar and 
Gwen Brown Cagle, Mrs. Hobbs grew up in a large family and enjoyed 
the love and companionship of four sisters and two brothers; and
	WHEREAS, The Clarksville High School alumna became the bride 
of Glenn Winfield Hobbs on October 23, 1949, in Clarksville, and she 
shared a long and happy marriage with her husband until his passing 
in 1984; devoted to her three daughters, she also took great 
pleasure in her eight grandchildren; and
	WHEREAS, An admired member of her community and the Lamar 
Avenue Church of Christ, Mrs. Hobbs excelled in her professional 
career, serving as secretary to the Paris chief of police for 41 
years before retiring in 2004 at the age of 77; and
	WHEREAS, The passing of Betty Hobbs leaves great sadness in 
the hearts of those who held her dear, and she will always be 
remembered by her loved ones with tenderness and affection; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas, 
1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of Betty J. Hobbs 
and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her 
daughters and sons-in-law, Gay and Jay Spencer, Gwen Ann and Brad 
Shelton, and Nancy and Frank Myer; to her grandchildren and their 
spouses, Clint and Rachel Spencer, Clay and Maurine Spencer, Jaymie 
Gay and Kory Phillips, Scott Shelton, Julie Shelton, Chay Armstrong 
Myer, Morgan Myer, and Franklin Myer; to her sisters, Ruby 
Whitehouse and Martha Gwen Bonner and her husband, M. H.; to her 
brother, James Cagle, and his wife, Dorothy; to her sister-in-law, 
Mary Lynn Cagle; and to her other relatives and friends; and, be it 
further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of 
Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of 
Betty J. Hobbs.