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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The city of Dallas lost a dedicated civil rights |
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activist and respected civic leader with the death of Charlotte |
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Ragsdale on April 7, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to social justice from a young age, Ms. |
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Ragsdale was an active member of the NAACP Youth Council and the |
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local chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; she |
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went on to become involved in numerous groups, including the |
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District 6 Land Use Committee, the Inner-City Community Development |
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Corporation, the Dallas County Community Action Committee, and the |
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South Dallas/Fair Park Trust Fund, of which she was a charter board |
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member; moreover, she served as a Dallas Plan commissioner and as a |
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Dallas County Democratic precinct chair; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Ragsdale further distinguished herself as the |
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civil disobedience strategist for the 14-1 plan, which gained |
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better representation of African Americans and Hispanics on the |
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Dallas City Council, and as a campaign consultant for candidates |
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such as Dallas city councilman Leo Chaney, Jr., former Dallas mayor |
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Ron Kirk, and former Dallas City Council members Al Lipscomb, the |
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late Elsie Faye Heggins, and Diane Ragsdale, Ms. Ragsdale's sister; |
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WHEREAS, A woman of strong faith, she was a lifelong member of |
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the Kirkwood Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, where she |
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served as the pianist, and she was the proud owner of Elegantly |
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Africa, one of the first African boutiques in the Metroplex; and |
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WHEREAS, Charlotte Ragsdale touched the lives of countless |
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people with her passion, generosity, and exceptional leadership; |
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although her time on this earth was far too brief, she leaves a |
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legacy of service and accomplishment in behalf of her fellow Dallas |
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residents that will not soon be forgotten; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Charlotte Ragsdale and extend |
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sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her son, Benjamin |
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Younger V; to her sisters, Diane Ragsdale, Mary Lee Shepard, and |
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Yvonne Fletcher; to her many nieces and nephews; and to all those |
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who mourn her passing; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas House |
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of Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory |
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of Charlotte Ragsdale. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 199 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 4, 2007. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 199 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the Senate on May 18, 2007. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |