SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 250
 
 
  In Memory
  of
  Wilhelmina Daisy Cullen Robertson Smith
 
         WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the
  citizens of Houston in mourning the loss of longtime University
  of Houston advocate Wilhelmina Daisy Cullen Robertson Smith, who
  died January 26, 2009, at the age of 86; and
         WHEREAS, She was born Wilhelmina Daisy Cullen to Hugh Roy
  Cullen and Lillie Cranz Cullen, a founding family of the
  University of Houston and its first major benefactors; she earned
  a bachelor of science degree in 1944 and continued her family's
  legacy of support for the university; and
         WHEREAS, The University of Houston System Board of Regents
  has approved the construction of a $38.7 million sports complex
  to be named the Wilhelmina Robertson Smith Pavilion, which will
  be located at Robertson Stadium, the building named for Mrs.
  Smith's first husband, Corbin J. Robertson, Sr., who died in 1991
  and had been a strong supporter of early Cougar athletics
  programs; and
         WHEREAS, Mrs. Smith was a life member of the University of
  Houston Alumni Organization and received a Distinguished Alumni
  Award in 1989; she received an honorary doctorate from the
  university in 1988; and
         WHEREAS, Wilhelmina Smith was a woman of courage, charm,
  and generosity of spirit; a dearly loved wife, mother, and
  grandmother, she leaves behind memories that will be treasured
  forever by all who knew her; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
  Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
  family of Wilhelmina Daisy Cullen Robertson Smith: her husband,
  Edgar A. Smith, Jr.; her children, Wilhelmina E. "Beth"
  Robertson, Lillie T. Robertson, Corbin J. Robertson, Jr.,
  Carroll Robertson Ray, and Alison S. Robertson Baumann; and her
  grandchildren; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
  her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
  Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
  memory of Wilhelmina Daisy Cullen Robertson Smith.
  Ellis
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on February 18, 2009,
    by a rising vote.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate