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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 75th birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly |
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cause for celebration, and on September 4, 2006, Betty Joan |
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Guilmenot Green of San Antonio observed this special milestone; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of the Alamo City, Mrs. Green |
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was born in 1931 to Richard Arthur and Millie Evers Guilmenot; she |
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graduated from Phillis Wheatley High School in 1948 and furthered |
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her education at St. Philip's College and Huston-Tillotson College; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Married to William Terrell Green in September 1950, |
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she became a stay-at-home mother when she and her husband had their |
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three children, Dianne Yvonne, Stephen Terrell, and Michael Lloyd; |
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active outside the home in the PTA and an auxiliary for African |
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American military wives, she also drew on her considerable talent |
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as a seamstress and clothing designer to start a successful |
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home-based business; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Green was the first African American woman to |
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provide interior design services at Jorries, a major home |
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furnishings store, and she later enjoyed successful employment at |
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Honniblooms and at San Antonio's first African American social |
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service agency, the Ella Austin Community Center; before her |
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retirement in 2004, she returned to the field of design and worked |
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at Dianne Flack Interiors, where her clientele included individuals |
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from throughout South Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, While the demands of a successful career and raising |
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a family are many, Mrs. Green has always managed to give back to the |
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community she is proud to call home; the first president of the |
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Carver Community Cultural Center Carver Development Board, she now |
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holds the distinction of being its president emeritus; moreover, |
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she has chaired the board of trustees of St. Paul United Methodist |
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Church and today is a valued member of the church's women's book |
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club and the St. Paul Area Community Development Corporation board |
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of directors; and |
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WHEREAS, Betty Green's creativity, her outstanding |
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organizational skills, and her generosity of spirit make her an |
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inspiration to all who are privileged to know her, and it is indeed |
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a pleasure to join her friends, family, and many admirers in |
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recognizing her on 75 years of life well lived; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Betty Joan Guilmenot Green on her |
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75th birthday and extend to her best wishes for continued |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Green as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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McClendon |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2110 was adopted by the House on May |
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25, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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