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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Eloise Smith Wilson of Bell County is celebrating |
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her 90th birthday on April 20, 2015, and this occasion provides a |
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welcome opportunity to remind her of the high regard in which she is |
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held by all who know her; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Helen Eloise Smith was born on April 20, |
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1925, to Tom Willie and Irene Jones Smith on a farm just west of |
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Belton, located along Nolan Creek; as part of a family of farmers |
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and longtime residents of Bell County, she spent most of her time |
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outdoors, playing with her sister and three brothers or helping to |
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harvest the cotton and corn; and |
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WHEREAS, Growing up during the Great Depression taught |
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Mrs. Wilson the value of perseverance at an early age; following |
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her graduation from Academy Consolidated High School, she moved to |
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Temple and obtained her first job at Power's Drug as a "soda jerk" |
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for a dollar a day; she went on to work at various other stores |
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before becoming a secretary for a high school principal, and she was |
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later employed by tax offices in both Bell and McLennan Counties; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Wilson eventually turned her hand to real |
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estate and became a broker in the Belton area, where she owned, |
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maintained, and managed single-family rental properties; at the age |
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of 50, she continued to expand her expertise and became a general |
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contractor, and her diligence and ability to make smart investments |
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helped her career flourish; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed woman, who was married to Billy Ed |
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Wilson for 35 years until his passing, has a son, Eddie, and two |
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daughters, Tammy and Ricci; a dedicated wife and mother who |
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supported her children in their church and school activities, she |
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also served as a member of the Parent-Teacher Association, a Cub |
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Scout Den Mother, and as vice president of the Bell County A&M |
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Mothers' Club; moreover, she volunteered for several years with the |
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Hospice Thrift Store, and she is a longtime, active member of the |
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First Baptist Church in Belton; blessed with a growing family, she |
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today enjoys the love and affection of six grandchildren and seven |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, In her leisure time, Mrs. Wilson has traveled widely |
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across the United States, Canada, and Mexico with family and |
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friends, with her adventures including a rafting trip through the |
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Grand Canyon when she was 70 years old; she has brought to all of her |
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endeavors, whether gardening and landscaping at her own home or |
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making improvements to rental properties, the same hard work and |
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determination that made her career in real estate so successful; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A source of joy and inspiration to many people, |
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Eloise Smith Wilson may indeed reflect with great satisfaction on a |
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lifetime of achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Eloise Smith Wilson on her 90th |
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birthday 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. Wilson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Smith |
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White of Bell |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1171 was adopted by the House on March |
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26, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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