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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 391
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In Memory |
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of |
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Bobbie Bolds Lander |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of the late Bobbie Bolds Lander; and |
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WHEREAS, Bobbie Lander was born on April 16, 1925, in |
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Menlo, Georgia, to William and Rosa Lee Bolds; the youngest of 13 |
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children, she grew up working on her family's farm and at the age |
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of 18, she moved to Washington, D.C., and worked for the United |
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States Department of the Navy, which was the beginning of her |
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long and distinguished career with the government; and |
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WHEREAS, While in Washington, D.C., she met and married the |
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late Fred L. Lander III, a student of the Howard University |
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School of Law; she gladly took the responsibility of raising his |
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two young sons and took great pride in their successes; and |
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WHEREAS, The family moved to Dallas in 1972, and |
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Mrs. Lander continued her career in government service by |
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becoming the first African American woman to work as a tax |
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auditor for the Internal Revenue Service; she later served as a |
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secretary at Lander and Associates, her husband's law firm; and |
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WHEREAS, At the age of 72, she fulfilled a promise she had |
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made to her father by earning a bachelor's degree from Dallas |
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Baptist University; a devout Christian who practiced her faith in |
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her daily life, she was a longtime member of New Home Baptist |
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Church, and she was active in a wide range of community |
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organizations, including the National Council of Negro Women, |
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, and the Dallas Association of Bench |
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and Bar Spouses; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and compassion, she |
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gave unselfishly to others, and her wisdom, warmth, and valued |
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counsel will not be forgotten by those who were privileged to |
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share in her life; and |
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WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife and mother, and she leaves |
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behind memories that will be treasured forever by her family and |
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many friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Bobbie Bolds Lander; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Bobbie Bolds Lander. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 7, 2017, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |