H.R. No. 495
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A century of living is indeed a special reason for
celebration, and on February 24, 2005, Susie Lewis of Houston marks
the singular event of her 100th birthday; and
WHEREAS, Born on February 24, 1905, in Bossier City,
Louisiana, Mrs. Lewis moved with her family to Shreveport so she and
her five brothers and four sisters could attend better schools;
from an early age, she showed a talent for dress designing and
became well known for it throughout Houston, after having moved
there in 1929 to be near one of her sisters; and
WHEREAS, After she married, she and her husband, George Lewis
purchased a home in the Fifth Ward; she became an active member of
the Olivett Missionary Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday
school and served for 55 years as president of the Olivett
Missionary Society; and
WHEREAS, An excellent cook, Mrs. Lewis was known as the "Tea
Cake Lady" for her practice of sharing her baked goods with friends
and neighbors in the community, and she also opened a small nursery
school for the children of young working mothers in the Fifth Ward;
and
WHEREAS, The birthday of Susie Lewis provides a fitting
opportunity to honor this delightful Texan, whose kindness and
friendship have brightened the lives of so many people; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby warmly congratulate Susie Lewis on the joyous
occasion of her 100th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes
for continued happiness and good fortune; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mrs. Lewis as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Dutton
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 Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 495 was adopted by the House on
February 24, 2005, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House