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79R15277 MMS-D

By:  Davis of Dallas                                              H.R. No. 1415



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Ola Mae Archie Williams of Dallas has been selected 
as a Godly Woman--Living Legacy by the Women and Girls' Conference 
of the Missionary Baptist General Convention of Texas; and
	WHEREAS, This selfless and inspiring leader is a valued 
member of Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church, where she has given 
unstintingly of her time and talents; in addition to serving on the 
Usher Board and the Big Four Building Fund, Finance, Pulpit, 
Benevolent, and Culinary Committees, she has sung in the Willing 
Workers Choir and served as an advisor to the Youth and Young Adult 
Choir; moreover, she has served as a sponsor of the Youth Church and 
as director of the Junior Church, as a youth Sunday school and 
Vacation Bible School teacher, and as a drill team coordinator; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Williams has been active in her church at the 
district level as well, working as a youth sponsor and as a Sunday 
School and Baptist Training Union Congress teacher; she pursued her 
own studies at the Southern Bible Institute, graduating with the 
Class of 1987; and
	WHEREAS, Her strong desire to serve has found further 
expression through her involvement in the Sunrise Temple Elks Lodge 
and the Eastern Star, and she is proud to be a Purple Cross Nurse; 
and
	WHEREAS, A 1955 graduate of the Baylor School of Nursing, 
Mrs. Williams has worked as a nurse at Baylor Hospital, as an 
emergency room nurse at Parkland Memorial Hospital, and as head 
registrar of the Licensed Vocational Nurses Association, where she 
was the first African American to hold that position; and
	WHEREAS, Ola Mae Williams is a continuing source of 
inspiration to her granddaughter, Andrea LaMonica 
Williams-Bennett, to her grandson, Minister Jereld L. Williams, and 
to her 12 great-grandchildren; and
	WHEREAS, The second annual Women and Girls' Conference is 
being held in Dallas on April 29-30, 2005, and during the program 
introducing this year's honorees, Mrs. Williams is being escorted 
by her great-granddaughter Isis Yvonne Williams; and
	WHEREAS, Nurtured by her great and abiding faith, Mrs. 
Williams has been an unfailing source of strength, comfort, and 
encouragement to many, and this impressive honor is a fitting 
tribute to her lifetime of loving mentorship and service; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby commend Ola Mae Archie Williams on her 
recognition as a Godly Woman--Living Legacy by the Women and Girls' 
Conference of the Missionary Baptist General Convention of Texas 
and extend to her sincere best wishes on this joyful occasion; and, 
be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mrs. Williams as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.