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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life came to an end with the |
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death of Bernice L. Brooks on March 25, 2011, at the age of 91; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on June 5, 1919, in Austin to Walter and Lillie |
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Mueller, Bernice Mueller was the oldest of seven children; she |
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married Tillman A. Brooks on March 17, 1936, and they followed her |
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husband's career with MKT Railroad and lived in several Texas |
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communities before making their home in Waco in 1954; together they |
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shared more than three decades of marriage and welcomed seven |
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treasured children into their family; and |
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WHEREAS, A faithful member of Calvary Baptist Church for 10 |
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years, Mrs. Brooks previously taught Sunday school and worked with |
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children at Grace Temple Baptist Church; she also enjoyed cooking |
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for her family and celebrating the holidays; and |
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WHEREAS, While the death of Bernice Brooks has brought great |
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sorrow to her loved ones, she will long be fondly remembered by all |
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those who held her dear; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Bernice L. Brooks and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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children, Charles Brooks and his wife, Susan, Cora L. Wilkinson and |
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her husband, Kennith, Mary Ferguson, Laura Sullins, David Brooks |
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and his wife, Kathy, and Lisa Daniel; to her nine grandchildren and |
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seven great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives and friends; |
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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 Bernice L. |
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Brooks. |