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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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meaningful accomplishments may comfort the family and friends of |
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Mabel Meshach White of Dallas, who passed away on February 24, 2007; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A native of the Lone Star State, Mrs. White was born |
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on September 1, 1914, in Smithville; in 1936, she married William |
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White, and together they established a successful real estate |
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business; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. White was a vital and valued member of her |
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community, serving as president of the board of directors for |
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Holmes Sweet, Inc., second vice president of the board of directors |
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for the Dallas Civic Garden Center, and board member of the African |
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American Museum; the first African American chairwoman of the board |
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of directors for the American Cancer Society, she further shared |
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her time with the YWCA, National Council of Negro Women, Inc., |
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Church Women United, and Zeta Amicae; and |
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WHEREAS, Also a member of the Dallas Black Chamber of |
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Commerce and Dallas Chamber of Commerce, she participated in the |
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National Association of Real Estate Brokers and the National |
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Association of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc.; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than six decades, Mrs. White attended Good |
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Street Baptist Church, and she served her congregation as president |
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of the missionary society, vice president of the Good Street |
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Baptist Church Federal Credit Union, and board member of the Good |
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Haven Apartment Complex; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. White was awarded a host of accolades for her |
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contributions to her community; named Woman of the Year by Zeta Phi |
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Beta Sorority, Inc., she also earned the Christian Service Award, |
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Sojourner Truth Award, and Trailblazer, Ombudswoman, and Charter |
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Member Awards from the South Dallas Business and Professional |
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Women's Club, Inc.; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Mabel White |
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will remember a dynamic woman whose faith and dedication to others |
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made a positive difference in the lives of countless individuals; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Mabel Meshach White |
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and extend deepest sympathy to all those who mourn the passing of |
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this beloved woman; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Mabel |
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Meshach White. |
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Hodge |
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Gonzalez Toureilles |
Mowery |
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| Brown of Kaufman |
Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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| Brown of Brazos |
Hartnett |
Otto |
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| Callegari |
Hernandez |
Patrick |
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| Christian |
Hochberg |
Pickett |
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| Cook of Navarro |
Hopson |
Puente |
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| Cook of Colorado |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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| Corte |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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| Crownover |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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| Davis of Harris |
Keffer |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| Davis of Dallas |
King of Parker |
Smith of Harris |
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| Delisi |
King of Taylor |
Smithee |
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| Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Solomons |
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| Eissler |
Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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| Escobar |
Madden |
Van Arsdale |
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| Farabee |
Mallory Caraway |
Vaught |
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| Farrar |
Martinez Fischer |
Villarreal |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 755 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 28, 2007. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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