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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A 90th birthday is truly cause for celebration, and |
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Anna Haisler Baker marked this special milestone in her life on |
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September 9, 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Caldwell in 1916, Anna Haisler was about |
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eight years old when she moved with her family to Alief; some nine |
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years later she married James Mayes "J. M." Baker, and the couple |
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became the parents of five beloved children, James, David, Alva, |
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Linda, and Billy; and |
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WHEREAS, Capable and hardworking, Anna Baker mastered skills |
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that were rarely acquired by women in her day, for she helped to |
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build houses, drove dump trucks, and became the first woman to be |
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employed as a bus driver for the Katy Independent School District; |
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she held the latter job for 22 years, and during that time she had |
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the memorable experience of driving a bus to the 1959 play-off game |
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that gave Katy High School its first state football championship; |
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before retiring from the Katy ISD in 1985, Mrs. Baker also managed |
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the Addicks Elementary School cafeteria, worked as a custodian at |
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Katy High School, and painted school buildings over the summer |
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break; and |
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WHEREAS, A resident of Harris County for more than 75 years, |
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Anna Baker joined the First Presbyterian Church of Barker in 1947, |
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and she remains a vital member of that congregation, which has |
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reorganized in Katy as New Hope Presbyterian; as she enters her 10th |
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decade, this delightful woman continues to be involved in a number |
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of activities, serving on several church committees, visiting with |
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residents of the Katyville Nursing Center, attending Katy High |
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School football games, and enjoying recreational programs |
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sponsored by Katy Social Services, especially games of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Mrs. Baker has contributed steadily |
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to her community and enriched immeasurably the lives of her family |
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and friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Anna Haisler Baker on her 90th |
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birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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happiness and good fortune; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Baker as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |