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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Gertrude Jack Lewis of Houston is celebrating her |
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100th birthday on July 17, 2011, to the great delight of her family |
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and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, The sixth of 13 children in a close-knit family, |
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Mrs. Lewis was born to Irene and Louis Jack in Sorrel, Louisiana, |
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and later grew up on Weeks Island; she assumed responsibility at an |
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early age, helping to care for her younger brothers and sisters and |
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working in vegetable and sugarcane fields for 20 cents per day; and |
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WHEREAS, Gertrude and Clarence Lewis, Sr., exchanged their |
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wedding vows on October 13, 1931, at a ceremony held in St. Mary |
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Parish; the newlyweds subsequently moved to Houston, where they |
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stayed with the bride's oldest brother, Willie, while they got |
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settled; Mrs. Lewis and her husband became the proud parents of five |
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children, Freddie, Lenard, Clarence, William, and Mary, and shared |
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a rewarding marriage of nearly 70 years, until Mr. Lewis's passing |
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in 2001; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Mrs. Lewis still resides in the Trinity |
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Gardens neighborhood, where she and Mr. Lewis raised their family, |
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and she is still a member of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, |
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which she first started attending with her husband and children |
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long ago; this beloved matriarch enjoys visits from her children, |
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her numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, her three |
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siblings, and many other relatives and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Blessed with the affection of a host of loved ones |
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and sustained by her strong faith, Mrs. Lewis has gracefully |
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reached the century mark and continues to enrich the lives of all |
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who are fortunate enough to know her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Gertrude Jack |
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Lewis on the occasion of her 100th birthday and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Lewis as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Dutton |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 39 was adopted by the House on June |
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28, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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