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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Edna Joan Clark Miller of Arlington celebrated her |
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80th birthday on May 20, 2017, and she is also concluding a career |
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as a piano teacher that spanned well over a half century; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of John Spencer Clark and Edna Lord |
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Clark, the former Joan Clark was born in Gonzales in 1937 and grew |
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up in her hometown and in nearby Cheapside; she completed her |
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bachelor's degree in music education at Texas Wesleyan College; and |
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WHEREAS, She married a fellow musician, William "Bill" |
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Hamilton Miller, on July 14, 1957, and they lived in Graham before |
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settling in Arlington in 1963; the couple became the parents of two |
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treasured daughters, Sheri Jo and Carol Ann, and today, Mrs. Miller |
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takes great pride in a fine family that has grown to include 6 |
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grandchildren, Sarah, Brian, Stephanie, Andrew, Allison, and |
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Steven, and 19 great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Mrs. Miller has instructed |
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approximately 800 piano students; she taught preschool music at |
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First United Methodist Church in Arlington, where her husband was |
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music director, and she also sang in the choir and played organ, |
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piano, and handbell; subsequently, the Millers served as church |
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musicians at New World United Methodist Church for 16 years; they |
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both directed choirs and bell choirs, and Mrs. Miller was the |
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organist and pianist until 2001; she continues to enjoy playing in |
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the handbell choir and singing with her husband in the adult choir; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Joan Miller has brought joy to innumerable people by |
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sharing her musical gifts, and it is indeed a pleasure to join her |
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family and friends in marking these two momentous milestones in her |
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life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Joan Miller on her 80th birthday |
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and on her retirement and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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continued 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. Miller as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |