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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 65
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In Memory |
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of |
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Quintanna Wilson Hall Alliniece |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas |
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joins the citizens of Houston in mourning the loss of |
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Quintanna Wilson Hall Alliniece, who died January 9, 2007, |
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at the age of 90; and |
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WHEREAS, Quintanna was born October 12, 1916, in |
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Higgins Bottom in Brazoria County; she graduated from Jack Yates |
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Senior High School in Houston and attended the Houston College |
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for Negroes, where she earned a bachelor's degree in English; she |
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also earned a master's degree in education from Texas Southern |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, She was an esteemed educator and taught English |
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and mathematics in the Sweeny and Houston Independent School |
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Districts for over 40 years; and |
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WHEREAS, An exemplary citizen, Mrs. Alliniece was |
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respected in the community for her many accomplishments; she |
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served as a life member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, |
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and was active in the Interfaith Ministries Food Pantry, the |
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Retired Teachers Association, and the Houston League of Business |
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and Professional Women, Incorporated; and |
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WHEREAS, A devout Christian, she practiced her faith in her |
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daily life; she was a longtime member of Greater Zion Missionary |
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Baptist Church, where she served as Mission II president for over |
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35 years and was a dedicated chair of the Reverend M. L. Price |
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Scholarship Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Alliniece was an inspiration to those who |
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knew her, and although she will be deeply missed by her family and |
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many friends, her spirit will abide in their hearts for years to |
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come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the |
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bereaved family of Quintanna Wilson Hall Alliniece: her son |
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Anthony W. Hall, Jr.; her daughter-in-law Carolyn Middleton Hall; |
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her stepdaughter, Freddie Lee Taylor; her grandchildren, |
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Anthony Hall III and Ursula Hall; and her sisters, Francis Williams |
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and Ruby Lee Petteway; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the members of her family as an expression of deepest sympathy |
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from the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Quintanna Alliniece. |
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Ellis |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on January 29, 2007, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |