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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Wichita Falls lost a cherished |
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member of the community with the passing of Elizabeth Perkins |
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Prothro on May 23, 2009, at the age of 89; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of prominent local residents Joe J. |
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Perkins and Lois Craddock Perkins, Mrs. Prothro graduated from |
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Wichita Falls High School and earned a bachelor's degree from |
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Southern Methodist University; she married Charles Nelson Prothro |
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in 1938, and the couple lovingly raised four children, Joe, Mark, |
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Kay, and the late Vin Prothro; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Prothro was a generous, lifelong supporter of |
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the First United Methodist Church of Wichita Falls and a champion of |
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higher education; she endowed scholarships in a variety of |
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disciplines at Midwestern State University, where she also served |
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on the board of regents, and she continued her family's tradition of |
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philanthropy in behalf of Southern Methodist University; her |
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donations to SMU included a gift of $6 million in 2007 to fund |
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building renovations and an addition to the Perkins School of |
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Theology; in addition, she served on the SMU Board of Governors and |
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on the seminary's executive board; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Prothro's other charitable interests included |
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the Wichita Falls Museum and Art Center, of which she was a founding |
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member, and the River Bend Nature Center, site of the Elizabeth |
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Prothro Pavilion; in her free time, she enjoyed photography, and |
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her talent earned her work a place in private and university |
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collections; and |
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WHEREAS, A gracious and caring woman, Elizabeth Prothro is |
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deeply missed but will long be remembered for her generous support |
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of scholarship, her devotion to her faith, and her gifts to make |
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this world a better place; 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 Elizabeth Perkins |
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Prothro and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: |
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to her sons, Mark and Joe Prothro; to her daughter, Kay Yeager; to |
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her 10 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and |
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great-great-grandchild; and to her other relatives and many |
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friends; and, 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 Elizabeth |
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Perkins Prothro. |
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Farabee |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2889 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on June 1, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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