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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bertha Hilburn is being honored by the congregation |
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of St. Luke "Community" United Methodist Church of Dallas on |
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February 17, 2013, as a Senior Saint of Wisdom; and |
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WHEREAS, A faithful member of the church, Mrs. Hilburn is |
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also a longtime resident of Dallas; she served as a nurse's aide at |
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Parkland Hospital in 1941 before assembling airplane parts during |
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World War II; following the conclusion of the war, she returned to |
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Parkland as a nurse, and, hoping to help single mothers find work, |
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she opened the city's first licensed nursery for African Americans; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In the late 1940s, Mrs. Hilburn and her husband |
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moved to South Dallas and purchased an apartment building that had |
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originally served as a small hospital specializing in care for |
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unwed mothers; Mrs. Hilburn operated the building as a residential |
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hotel for African Americans, one of the first in the city, and |
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raised her family there; and |
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WHEREAS, Along the way, Bertha Hilburn worked as a physical |
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therapy assistant with the Dallas public schools, and later on she |
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was employed by the Dallas Easter Seal Society; recently, her |
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daughter Vanessa Baker took steps to have the building owned by her |
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mother designated as a local historic landmark; and |
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WHEREAS, This beloved Texan has touched the hearts of many |
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throughout her life, and it is a pleasure to join in wishing her |
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well and honoring her for her long record of service to others; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Bertha Hilburn on her selection as |
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a Senior Saint of Wisdom by St. Luke "Community" United Methodist |
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Church of Dallas and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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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. Hilburn as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Giddings |
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| Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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| Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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| Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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| Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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| Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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| Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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| Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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| Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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| Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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| Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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| Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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| Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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| Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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| Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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| Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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| Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 347 was adopted by the House on February |
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11, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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