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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Longtime community leader and neighborhood advocate |
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Willie Belle Boone has made a lasting and positive impact in the |
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community of Sunnyside and District 146; and |
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WHEREAS, In her commitment to civic service, Ms. Boone has |
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served thirty praiseworthy years as a precinct chair and election |
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judge; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Boone has worked tirelessly for the advancement |
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of the Democratic Party's ideals as a dedicated volunteer for |
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decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Boone has further offered her time to the |
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Democratic Party as the treasurer of the Harris County Democratic |
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Party for six years, the treasurer of the State Democratic Party for |
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four years, and a member of the State Democratic Executive |
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Committee for Senate District 13 for six years; and |
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WHEREAS, Continuing her enthusiasm for serving, Ms. Boone |
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spent four years as a representative in the Texas Silver Haired |
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Legislature; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Boone exemplified the admirable quality of |
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initiative when she founded the Southeast Precinct Judges Council |
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twenty-eight years ago, where she has served as president through |
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those years; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of her endeavors, Ms. Boone has been |
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supported by her loving husband, Jesse R. Boone, with whom she has |
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shared 50 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Willie Belle Boone's many hours of political |
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involvement and civic service embody the highest qualities of |
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community leadership and advocacy; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Willie Belle Boone for her service as an |
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exceptional leader in District 146 and the Sunnyside Community; |
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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 Ms. Boone as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |