79R10342 JHS-D

By:  Jones of Dallas                                              H.R. No. 815



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Ezell C. Brown Rhodes is celebrating her 80th 
birthday on March 20, 2005, with the Reverend Dr. C. A. W. Clark and 
the congregants of Good Street Baptist Church, and the members of 
this chamber are pleased to join in congratulating this remarkable 
woman on achieving this notable milestone; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Carthage on March 11, 1925, Ezell Brown 
attended Lincoln High School in Dallas before earning a bachelor's 
degree in sociology from Bishop College in 1971; four years later, 
at the age of 50, she graduated from Southern Methodist University 
with a master's degree in public administration; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Rhodes and her husband, the late Odis Rhodes, 
had two cherished children, Marie Rhodes Pearson and Odis Bob 
Rhodes; today, her close-knit family includes her grandchildren, 
Inger Pearson Sutton and Ronald Pearson, as well as two 
great-grandchildren, Jonathan Sutton and Ashley Sutton; and
	WHEREAS, Ezell Rhodes remains an inspiration to all who know 
her, and it is most fitting to recognize this esteemed individual as 
she begins her ninth decade as a citizen of the Lone Star State; 
now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby honor Ezell C. Brown Rhodes on the occasion of 
her 80th birthday and extend best wishes to her for continued 
happiness; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mrs. Rhodes as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.