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                                                                H.C.R. No. 180



HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful moments and 
meaningful accomplishments may help to comfort the family and 
friends of Frances Ellis, who passed away on December 25, 2004, at 
the age of 91; and
	WHEREAS, Born on January 8, 1913, in Greenville, Mrs. Ellis 
attended Wesley Junior College and earned her bachelor's degrees in 
Latin and English from East Texas State Teachers College and in home 
economics from Texas State College for Women; for several years, 
she was a home demonstration agent in Red River, Cass, and Lamar 
Counties; she eventually became a news columnist for The Paris 
News, and initiated the first weekly radio broadcast by a home 
demonstration agent in Texas; and
	WHEREAS, For more than 45 years, this esteemed Texan devoted 
herself to beautifying and improving Lamar County; she was 
instrumental in landscaping the front lawn of Paris Junior College, 
the downtown plaza, Bywaters Park, and numerous other sites around 
the city; she was also actively involved in community projects and 
organizations, including the YWCA, the Paris Rotary Club, the 
Garden Club, the Lamar County Home Economics Association, the Maxey 
Museum, First Methodist Church, the Mary Emma Bible Study Club, the 
public library, and county health and advisory boards; moreover, 
she served on the Texas Governor's Committee on Aging and as a 
delegate to the National White House Conference on Aging in 1971; 
and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Ellis was consistently lauded for her good 
works, receiving countless honors, such as the Woman of the Year 
award from the Business and Professional Women's Club and the 
Garden Club Woman of the Year award from the State Fair of Texas; in 
1997, the American Cotton Museum in Greenville named a gallery in 
her honor for her longtime support and contributions; and
	WHEREAS, Frances Ellis was a treasured citizen of her 
community, and she will be dearly missed by all those who were 
privileged to know her and by those who were touched by her deep 
commitment to Lamar County; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas 
hereby pay tribute to the life of Frances Ellis and extend deepest 
sympathy to the members of her family: to her nephew, Tom Arnold; to 
her nieces, Linda Arnold Cosgrove and Barbara Bird Anderson; and to 
the other relatives and friends of this beloved civic leader; 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 
Frances Ellis.

                                                                           Homer




______________________________              ______________________________
 
   President of the Senate                               Speaker of the House      

	I certify that H.C.R. No. 180 was unanimously adopted by a 
rising vote of the House on May 20, 2005.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House   

	I certify that H.C.R. No. 180 was unanimously adopted by a 
rising vote of the Senate on May 20, 2005.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                      Secretary of the Senate   



APPROVED: __________________                                                
 
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              Governor