79R5136 MMS-D

By:  Smith of Harris                                              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.