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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 92nd birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed |
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cause for celebration, and Millie Johnson Washington of Houston |
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marked this special occasion in her life on February 18, 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in 1927, she lived in the Mims community in |
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Brazoria County before moving to Houston in 1943; she graduated |
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from Jack Yates High School and Johnson Business School and went on |
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to complete her bachelor's degree in elementary education and her |
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master's degree in education at Texas Southern University; on |
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August 25, 1951, she married Dave M. Washington, and the devoted |
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couple became the parents of six children; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Washington taught in the Houston Independent |
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School District for 33 years, serving at John M. Langston, Matthew |
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W. Dogan, and Robert Lee Frost Elementary Schools; she was involved |
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in the integration process from an early stage, and in 1965, she |
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joined one of the first groups of educators to train for the Head |
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Start Program at Southern Methodist University; moreover, she |
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worked in the Say Yes to a Youngster's Future initiative, |
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encouraging greater interest in math, science, and technology among |
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girls and children from minority backgrounds; and |
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WHEREAS, Following her retirement in 1992, Mrs. Washington |
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continued to volunteer at school for a number of years; she has also |
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benefited her community as a member of numerous professional and |
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civic organizations, and she is currently active in the |
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Houston-Harris County Retired Teachers Association and the Jones |
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Memorial Area Senior Group; a member of Jerusalem Missionary |
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Baptist Church since 1945, she has served the congregation in |
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myriad capacities; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Washington is surrounded by the love and |
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affection of a large, admiring circle that includes her children, |
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Levetta, Sandra, Dave, Jerome Andre, and Ezra Hosea, her |
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grandchildren, Darian Nicole and Ezra Hosea Jr., and her "specially |
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chosen grandson," Spencer Joseph Rogers, his wife, Jennie, and the |
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couple's two children, Joshua and Journee Marie; and |
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WHEREAS, Meeting life's challenges with resilience, |
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optimism, and determination, Mille Johnson Washington holds a |
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special place in the hearts of her family and friends, and she is a |
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continuing source of inspiration to all who are fortunate enough to |
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know her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Millie Johnson Washington on her |
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92nd 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. Washington as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |