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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 390
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In Memory |
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of |
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Quentin R. Mease |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Houston in mourning the loss of Quentin R. Mease, who |
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died February 24, 2009, at the age of 100; and |
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WHEREAS, A community leader and civil rights pioneer, |
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Quentin R. Mease helped set into motion many of the policies that |
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have improved the lives of the citizens of Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Iowa on October 25, 1908, Mr. Mease served |
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the nation in World War II as an officer in the United States Air |
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Force; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Mease moved to Houston in 1948 to help |
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establish the South Central YMCA in the Third Ward, a segregated |
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facility in a city that had yet to integrate; he played an |
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important role in leading the forces that helped establish equal |
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rights for all Houston citizens; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Mease was a member of the original Harris |
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County Hospital District governing board, organized in 1966; he |
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served as the organization's chair for 19 years, and a Houston |
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rehabilitation hospital is named in his honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Mease was also active with the Urban League, |
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and he authored a memoir entitled On Equal Footing; he was given |
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special recognition for his efforts by the National Association |
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for the Advancement of Colored People; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of courage and compassion who was committed |
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to his community, Mr. Mease gave generously to others, and his |
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wisdom, warmth, and valued counsel will not be forgotten by those |
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who knew him; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Mease was a devoted husband and father, and |
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his family and friends will long treasure their cherished |
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memories of his life and his many accomplishments; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family and friends of Quentin R. Mease; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Quentin R. Mease. |
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Ellis |
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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 March 9, 2009, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |