2005S1702-1  04/17/06


By:  Estes                                                      S.C.R. No. 2  



CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of Texas honors and 
commemorates the life of Eleanor Goode Brune, who died November 17, 
2005, at the age of 78; and
	WHEREAS, Born January 1, 1927, in San Antonio, Eleanor 
attended the Hockaday School and graduated from The University of 
Texas at Austin; she also attended the Worden School of Social Work 
at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio; and
	WHEREAS, Eleanor was active in numerous social work programs 
in San Antonio; she organized the Volunteer Service Bureau, worked 
with blind children, and offered assistance at the Guadalupe 
Community Center; and
	WHEREAS, From 1950 until 1956, Eleanor served as National 
Committeewoman of the Young Republican Federation of Texas; she was 
also a Lady Grand Cross of the Equestrian Order of the Holy 
Sepulchre of Jerusalem, and she made a personal pilgrimage to 
Jerusalem in 1989; and
	WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and compassion, 
Eleanor gave generously to others, and her wisdom, warmth, and 
valued counsel will not be forgotten by those who knew her; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas, 
3rd Called Session, hereby extend sincere condolences to the 
bereaved family of Eleanor Goode Brune:  her husband of more than 48 
years, David H. Brune; her daughters and sons-in-law, Claudia and 
Bradford Sandbach and Elizabeth Hark and Edward L. Hark III; and her 
five grandchildren and great-grandson; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for the 
members of her family as an expression of profound sympathy from the 
Texas Legislature, and that when the legislature adjourns this day, 
it do so in memory of Eleanor Goode Brune.


In memory of Eleanor Goode Brune.