79R10417 JNC-D

By:  Craddick                                                     H.R. No. 888



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Alice Lorraine Leslie Park of Midland is 
commemorating the joyous occasion of her 95th birthday on April 6, 
2005; and
	WHEREAS, From the invention of the jet engine to the creation 
of the Internet, Mrs. Park has witnessed many remarkable changes 
and marvels that have taken place in the world since her birth in 
Little Rock, Arkansas, on April 6, 1910; and
	WHEREAS, In her youth, she became the bride of Lee Brown Park, 
and today she is the proud matriarch of a close-knit family that 
includes her daughters, Leslie Jane Park and Susan Alice Eiteljorg, 
her granddaughters, Tammy, Leslie, and Kathryn, and her 
great-grandson, Colby; and
	WHEREAS, A valued resident of Midland since the 1940s, Mrs. 
Park has been active in the local First Presbyterian Church for 64 
years, and she has also lent her time and talents to a host of worthy 
organizations, including the Midland Society of University Women, 
Republican Women's Club, and the Petroleum Museum of the Southwest; 
moreover, she established the local chapter of the Children of the 
American Revolution and has long been an advocate of civic 
responsibility as an early voting volunteer; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to pursuing her charitable endeavors, 
this vibrant woman enjoys playing bridge and participating in water 
aerobics; and
	WHEREAS, For 95 years, Alice Park has enriched the lives of 
all who know her, and she is indeed deserving of the long and happy 
life with which she has been blessed; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby honor Alice Lorraine Leslie Park on the occasion 
of her 95th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for a 
memorable celebration; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mrs. Park as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.