SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 592


In Memory

of

Dorothy Mae Perry Howard

	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the citizens
of Houston in mourning the loss of Dorothy Mae Perry Howard, who 
died March 4, 2005, at the age of 68; and
	WHEREAS, Dorothy Mae Perry was born on October 15, 1936, in 
Baskin, Louisiana, to Lawrence Perry, Sr., and Pinkie Johnson Perry;
she attended Franklin Parish High School and married Henry Howard, Sr.,
with whom she had seven children; and
	WHEREAS, She accepted Christ at an early age, and when she 
moved to Houston in 1973, she became a member of the Watts Chapel 
Baptist Church; she later joined Westside Baptist Church, where 
she continued to worship for the rest of her life; and
	WHEREAS, A generous and caring woman, Dorothy Mae enriched 
the lives of all who knew her with her love and compassion, her 
warmth and kindness, and her enthusiasm for living each day to 
the fullest; and
	WHEREAS, She was a devoted mother and grandmother, and she 
leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by her 
family and many friends; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
79th Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the 
bereaved family of Dorothy Mae Perry Howard:  her sons and 
daughter-in-law, Ricky Howard and Henry Howard, Jr., and his 
wife, Evette; her daughters and sons-in-law, Marilyn Pitts and 
Robert Pitts, Sr., Eva Howard, Pamela Howard, and Barnice Willis 
and Vick Willis; her brothers, Jesse Perry, James Perry,
Issac Perry, Andrew Perry, and Lawrence Perry, Jr.; her sisters, 
Martha McFarland and Clara Bell; her 16 grandchildren; and her 
four great-grandchildren; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 
the members of her family as an expression of deepest sympathy 
from the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this 
day, it do so in memory of Dorothy Mae Perry Howard.
                                                                           Ellis




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    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on April 11, 2005, by a 
rising vote.



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    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate