H.R. No. 2869

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The city of Waco lost a beloved resident and admired
	community leader with the passing of Frances Sturgis on May 22,
	2009, at the age of 93; and
	WHEREAS, A native of Tennessee, Mrs. Sturgis grew up in
	Memphis and attended Mars Hill College before transferring to
	Baylor University to earn degrees in English and education; she met
	Carroll Sturgis while at Baylor and married him in 1937; the couple,
	who would go on to share 64 years together, made their home in Waco,
	and Mrs. Sturgis lovingly raised their children, Elinor and
	Carroll, while substitute teaching and participating in a number of
	civic organizations; among the many offices she held were president
	of the Junior League of Waco, the YWCA, and the Waco Literary Club
	and chair of the Art Center board of trustees, the Brazos River
	Festival, and the Women's Division of the United Way; she also
	served on the Historic Waco Foundation board and the Waco City
	Council; and
	WHEREAS, Later in life, Mrs. Sturgis joined the environmental
	task force of the Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce and became
	founding chair of Keep Waco Beautiful, and her passion for
	enhancing the physical landscape of her city would define her
	remaining years; under her leadership, the staff and more than
	11,000 volunteers of the organization initiated over 100
	environmental and beautification projects in the community; in
	addition to her efforts to create Art Center Waco, Miss Nellie's
	Pretty Place, and Heritage Square, Mrs. Sturgis is credited with
	transforming the once-overgrown banks of the Brazos into the
	inviting community gathering place that is Indian Spring Park, and
	this initiative is cited as a turning point in the redevelopment of
	downtown Waco; and
	WHEREAS, Her outstanding contributions to the beautification
	of her community earned Mrs. Sturgis a Citation of Honor from the
	Texas Society of Architects and the Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson Award
	from Keep America Beautiful and she and her husband were recognized
	with the naming of the Carroll and Frances Sturgis Fountain in front
	of City Hall; even more important than winning her many
	well-deserved honors, her work demonstrated that determination and
	hard work can realize the wonders conceived by imagination; and
	WHEREAS, Dedicated to improving the world around her, Frances
	Sturgis truly made a positive difference in the lives of her fellow
	Waco residents; although this gracious and generous woman will be
	deeply missed, the results of her leadership and vision will
	continue to be enjoyed for many years to come; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Frances Sturgis and
	extend deepest sympathy to her children, Elinor Davis and her
	husband, J. P., and Carroll W. Sturgis, Jr., and his wife, Lois; to
	her grandchildren, Laura Sturgis Patterson and her husband, Joel,
	Carroll W. Sturgis III, Diana Davis Smith and her husband, Tim, Fran
	Sturgis Lucero and her husband, Horacio, John A. Davis, Danae
	Sturgis, and Hunter Sturgis; to her nine great-grandchildren; to
	her brother-in-law, J. Harry Jeanes; to her nephew, Sheridan
	Cavitt; and to her other relatives and many friends; and, be it
	further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Frances
	Sturgis.
	Anderson
	Straus Gattis Menendez
	Allen Geren Merritt
	Alonzo Giddings Miklos
	Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
	Anderson Guillen Moody
	Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
	Berman Hamilton Naishtat
	Bohac Hancock Oliveira
	Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
	Bonnen Harless Orr
	Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
	Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
	Burnam Hernandez Patrick
	Button Herrero Paxton
	Callegari Hilderbran Peña
	Castro Hochberg Phillips
	Chavez Hodge Pickett
	Chisum Homer Pierson
	Christian Hopson Pitts
	Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
	Cook Hughes Riddle
	Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
	Crabb Isett Ritter
	Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
	Creighton Jones Rose
	Crownover Keffer Sheffield
	Darby Kent Shelton
	Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
	Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
	Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
	Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
	Edwards Legler Thibaut
	Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
	Eissler Lewis Truitt
	Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
	England Madden Turner of Harris
	Farabee Maldonado Vaught
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Marquez Villarreal
	Fletcher Martinez Vo
	Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
	Flynn McCall Weber
	Frost McClendon Woolley
	Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 2869 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on May 31, 2009.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House