H.R. No. 199
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Fern Urban of Baytown is visiting the Texas State
Capitol during Senior Day, 2005; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Urban was born in Ripley, Oklahoma; she
attended Oklahoma A&M, now Oklahoma State University, where she met
her future husband, John Paul Urban, Sr.; the couple married in 1950
and moved to Texas the following year, eventually settling in
Baytown in 1960; and
WHEREAS, Fern and John Urban enjoyed a warm and fulfilling
union until his passing in 1995; their marriage was blessed with
four children, Buddy, Teresa, Johnny, and Michael, and Mrs. Urban
is now the adored grandmother of Heather, John Paul, Brad, Ashley,
Matthew, and Andrew Urban and Keith and Shannon Mosier; and
WHEREAS, This warm-hearted lady has given her family the
priceless gift of abundant affection, while encouraging harmony and
square dealing among its younger members by always reminding them
to "Play pretty"; and
WHEREAS, A valued member of her community and a respected
employee of Starkey Plumbing for the past 30 years, Mrs. Urban also
takes an active part in the life of St. Joseph Catholic Church; she
loves to garden in her leisure time and especially enjoys raising
orchids; and
WHEREAS, Fern Urban has long been an inspiration to her
family and many friends, and she is very much loved by one Capitol
staffer; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby honor Fern Urban on the occasion of her visit to
the Capitol during Senior Day, 2005; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mrs. Urban as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Smith of Harris
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Swinford
Dukes King of Parker Talton
Dunnam King of Zavala Taylor
Dutton Kolkhorst Thompson
Edwards Krusee Truitt
Eiland Kuempel Turner
Eissler Laney Uresti
Elkins Laubenberg Van Arsdale
Escobar Leibowitz Veasey
Farabee Luna Villarreal
Farrar Madden Vo
Flores Martinez West
Flynn Martinez Fischer Wong
Frost McCall Woolley
Gallego McClendon Zedler
Gattis McReynolds
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 199 was adopted by the House on
February 08, 2005, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House