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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close when Wilma |
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Phillips Hunter of San Antonio died on May 24, 2008, at the age of |
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88; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Karnes City, Wilma Phillips was the eighth |
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of 11 children of Collie and Nolvia Phillips; she was baptized into |
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the Church of the Living God in her hometown at a young age and |
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maintained a strong spiritual life in the ensuing years; and |
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WHEREAS, When she was 17 years old, she moved to the Alamo |
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City and married Ira Smith, with whom she had two beloved sons; in |
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1946, she exchanged wedding vows with Eddie Lee Hunter, beginning a |
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fulfilling marriage that spanned 35 years, until his passing; the |
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couple ran a thriving boardinghouse, and later Mrs. Hunter |
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reportedly became the first African American woman to own and |
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operate an upholstery business in San Antonio; the company, Hunter |
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Brothers Upholstery, which she and her husband developed, gained a |
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stellar reputation for quality work and drew prominent clients from |
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throughout Bexar County; and |
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WHEREAS, An esteemed citizen of San Antonio, Mrs. Hunter |
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cofounded the Altrusa Social Club and faithfully served the |
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congregation of Friendship Baptist Church as a member of the usher |
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board and choir; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for her dynamic personality, can-do |
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attitude, and masterful storytelling ability, Wilma Hunter will |
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forever hold a treasured place in the hearts of all who were blessed |
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to share in her love and affection; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Wilma Phillips Hunter |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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sons, Ira Smith, Jr., and his wife, Marvinette, and James Allen |
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Smith; to her sister, Katherine Hill, and her brother, Flenoy |
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Phillips, and his wife, Venetta; to her nine grandchildren and nine |
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great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives and friends; and, |
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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 Wilma |
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Phillips Hunter. |
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Gonzales |
Miller of Comal |
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Anchia |
Gonzalez Toureilles |
Miller of Erath |
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Aycock |
Gutierrez |
Morrison |
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Branch |
Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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Brown of Kaufman |
Hartnett |
Otto |
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Brown of Brazos |
Heflin |
Parker |
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Callegari |
Hilderbran |
Peña |
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Cohen |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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Coleman |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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Craddick |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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Crownover |
Keffer |
Sheffield |
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Davis of Harris |
King of Parker |
Smith of Tarrant |
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Davis of Dallas |
King of Taylor |
Smith of Harris |
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Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Smithee |
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Driver |
Kleinschmidt |
Solomons |
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Eiland |
Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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Elkins |
Lucio III |
Turner of Tarrant |
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England |
Madden |
Turner of Harris |
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Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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Farrar |
Marquez |
Villarreal |
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Flores |
Martinez Fischer |
Walle |
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Gallego |
McReynolds |
Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 341 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on February 26, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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