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                                                                  H.R. No. 247



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Donna Harrington of Plano is marking the red-letter 
occasion of her 105th birthday on August 1, 2005, and her more than 
a century's worth of loving relationships and meaningful 
accomplishments is truly cause for celebration; and
	WHEREAS, The Plano native was born Donna Belle Boggess on 
August 1, 1900, to Henry Dye Boggess and Isabel Netzer Boggess; she 
is a member of a pioneer Plano family that arrived in Collin County 
shortly after the Civil War; Boggess Elementary School in Murphy is 
named for her father; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Harrington graduated as salutatorian of Plano 
High School in 1917 and is the school's oldest living graduate; she 
also has the distinction of being the oldest living member of the 
First Christian Church of Plano, which she joined in 1914; and
	WHEREAS, In December 1918, she married Robert Lee Harrington, 
whose forebears settled in Plano in 1842; the couple were blessed 
with two sons, Robert Lee Harrington, Jr., and Don Boggess 
Harrington; and
	WHEREAS, A dedicated homemaker throughout her marriage, Mrs. 
Harrington enjoyed membership in the 05 Bridge Club and the Plano 
Garden Club; this loving mother continues to reside in her own home 
and is the main caregiver for her younger son, who was injured in an 
automobile accident in 1954; and
	WHEREAS, Today, Mrs. Harrington enjoys the love and affection 
of a large, close-knit family that includes four grandchildren, 
Robin Harrington Brady, Ginger Harrington Ellis, William Cordell 
Harrington, and Suzan Harrington Zakrzewski, and eight 
great-grandchildren, Shara, Victoria, and Heather Harrington, 
Matthew and Caroline Brady, Meredith Ellis, and J. D. and Julia Ann 
Zakrzewski; and
	WHEREAS, The birthday of Mrs. Harrington provides a fitting 
opportunity to honor this exceptional Texan, who continues to 
brighten the lives of all who know her; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby warmly congratulate Donna 
Belle Boggess Harrington on the momentous occasion of her 105th 
birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for much happiness; 
and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mrs. Harrington as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                          McCall

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 247 was adopted by the House on July 
19, 2005, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House