SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 704

WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to join the Dallas Independent School District in celebrating the naming of the Pinkie M. King Gardner Auditorium at Wilmer-Hutchins High School; and

WHEREAS, Pinkie King Gardner is a lifelong resident of the Hutchins community; she is the sole living member of the 1939 class that graduated from the Wilmer-Hutchins Colored High School; her class was the first and only to graduate from the school, which burned down later in the year; and

WHEREAS, Pinkie Gardner served the community for nearly 50 years as a nurse with the Dallas County Hospital System and the Dallas Veterans Administration Hospital; she is a member of the Retired Nursing Association of Texas; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Gardner is active in numerous community organizations, including the Boys and Girls Club in Oak Cliff, People Empowering People, and the Hutchins Lions Club; she has served as a Dallas County election judge and has been named a Yellow Rose of Texas; and

WHEREAS, Throughout her life, she has been committed to advocating for education and has had a profound influence on her community; it is truly fitting that her many contributions be recognized by naming the high school auditorium in her honor; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd Legislature, hereby commend Pinkie M. King Gardner on her many contributions to the community and extend best wishes to the administration, students, faculty, and staff of Wilmer-Hutchins High School for a memorable ceremony naming the auditorium in her honor; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in honor of this special occasion.

West

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President of the Senate

I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on April 18, 2013.

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Secretary of the Senate

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Member, Texas Senate