83R8807 KEK-D

By: Smith H.R. No. 675

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Clarine Deaver of Belton commemorated a special milestone in her life with the celebration of her 90th birthday on December 19, 2011; and

WHEREAS, Born in 1921 to Irene and Tom Willie Smith in Belton, the former Clarine Smith attended school in Academy; she married Willie Melborn Deaver in 1940, and while he was serving his country in the military during World War II, she continued her studies and earned her high school diploma; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Deaver also attended beauty school and worked as a beautician to help support her family; her husband was employed with the Santa Fe Railroad, and his job took the family to San Angelo and Bangs before he retired and the couple returned to Belton; and

WHEREAS, Loving partners and lifelong friends, Mrs. Deaver and her husband shared nearly 60 years together, until his passing in 1999; they became the parents of three children, Clara Beth Deaver, Lynn Jerlline Barnes, and Veta Carol Young, and Mrs. Deaver has since welcomed into her family two grandchildren, Mark Deaver Neeley and Cristina Louise Massey, and three great-grandchildren, Kelyn Green, Kensie Green, and Kaden Massey; and

WHEREAS, Today, Mrs. Deaver lives near the home in which she was raised and not far from her grandfather's house, now a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark; and

WHEREAS, Clarine Deaver is deeply cherished by an admiring circle of family and friends, and her nine decades of life well lived are an inspiration to all who know her; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Clarine Deaver on her 90th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mrs. Deaver as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.