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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 380
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In Memory |
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of |
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Mabel Meshach White |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Dallas in mourning the loss of Mabel Meshach White, |
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who died February 24, 2007, at the age of 92; and |
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WHEREAS, Mabel Meshach was born in Smithville on |
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September 1, 1914, to Benjamin and Mary Meshach; in 1936, she |
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married the late William White, and together they opened |
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William White Realtors; and |
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WHEREAS, Mabel White was a beloved and revered citizen and a |
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prominent figure in the Dallas business community; she was a member |
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of the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce, the Dallas Chamber of |
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Commerce, Church Women United, and Zeta Amicae Sorority, and she |
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was a life member of the Young Women's Christian Association, the |
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National Council of Negro Women, Incorporated, and the National |
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Association of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, |
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Incorporated; and |
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WHEREAS, She received many honors and awards throughout |
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her life, including the Christian Service Award, the Sojourner |
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Truth Award, and the Trailblazer, Ombudswoman, and Charter |
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Member Awards from South Dallas Business and Professional |
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Women's Club, Incorporated; she was named Zeta Phi Beta Woman of |
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the Year and received the Savvy Award, the Willow Award, and the |
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Heritage Award; she was honored by Bank of America as a "Legend in |
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Business" in 1997; and |
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WHEREAS, Mabel White was the first African American |
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chairwoman of the board of directors of the American Cancer |
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Society, and her work for that organization led to the naming of |
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an annual outreach event in her honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Mabel was a devout Christian who practiced her |
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faith in her daily life; she was a member of Good Street Baptist |
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Church for more than 60 years, and she served as president of its |
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Missionary Society and as vice president of the Good Street |
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Federal Credit Union; she was on the board of the Good Haven |
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apartment complex; and |
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WHEREAS, Mabel White will be remembered for her warmth, her |
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wisdom, and her vitality and she leaves behind memories that will |
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be treasured forever by her family and many friends; now, |
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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 Mabel Meshach White; 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 Mabel Meshach White. |
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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 February 28, 2007, |
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by a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |