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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Friends, family, and the community of Fort Worth are |
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deeply saddened by the passing of local trailblazer Walter Beatrice |
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Campbell Barbour on Sunday February 1, 2015, at the age of 93; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Fort Worth, Walter B., as she was |
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affectionately known, attended the then-segregated I.M. Terrell |
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High School; After graduating in 1937, she went on to receive her |
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Bachelor's degree from Prairie View A&M University followed by a |
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Master's degree from Georgia's Atlanta University; and |
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WHEREAS, Walter B. returned to her hometown and in 1977 was |
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the first African American woman to be elected to the Fort Worth |
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City Council, a position she held until 1979; and |
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WHEREAS, During her tenure as a city council member, she |
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advocated for a health care clinic in the Stop Six area, and in |
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1994, the Stop Six/Walter B. Barbour Health Center was constructed |
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in honor of her dedication to medical research in the community; She |
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is also known for bringing $6 million in street improvements to her |
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district while a council member; Mrs. |
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Barbour also served as a |
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tireless advocate for low-income children in Fort Worth, promoting |
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recreational facilities and summer food programs; She is also known |
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for bringing the first fire department to the Stop Six community; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Barbour spent the part of her career supporting |
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the community's youth by working as a guidance counselor at Eastern |
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Hills High School, and in 1989 she was appointed as justice of the |
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peace for Precinct 8; and |
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WHEREAS, She received the 41st annual Brotherhood/Sisterhood |
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Citation from the National Conference of Christians and Jews as |
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well as the Newsmaker of the Year award from the Fort Worth Press |
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Club; Walter B. was an advocate and an inspiration to countless |
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individuals in the Fort Worth Community and beyond; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Walter Beatrice |
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Campbell Barbour and celebrate her remarkable life and legacy; and, |
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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 the memory of Walter |
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Beatrice Campbell Barbour. |
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Collier |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 688 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 5, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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