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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Eleanor Clarice Johnson Roe of Austin on September 13, |
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2021, at the age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Daisy Lee Monroe and Frank Lawson |
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Johnson, the former Eleanor Johnson was born in Austin on May 18, |
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1942; a talented artist from an early age, she presented her work in |
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an exhibit at Laguna Gloria Art Museum; she also participated in |
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numerous extracurricular activities while attending L. C. Anderson |
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High School; and |
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WHEREAS, On June 6, 1959, she married Rudell Roe Jr., with |
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whom she shared a fulfilling union that spanned more than six |
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decades; the couple became the proud parents of two children, |
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Phyllis Marie and the late Darryl Gerard Roe; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Roe began her career with Tracor, where she |
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became the first Black supervisor of advertising and distribution; |
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subsequently, she joined Atlanta Life Insurance Company as a |
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cashier and bookkeeper, and she went on to serve as an assistant |
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cashier officer at Austin National Bank; she was later employed |
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with the Texas State Treasury, where she distinguished herself as |
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the first Black female division director and served under three |
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state treasurers, Ann Richards, Kay Bailey Hutchison, and Martha |
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Whitehead, before embarking on a rewarding tenure as the office |
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manager for Allergy and Asthma Consultants; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of deep faith, Mrs. Roe was active in |
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several congregations over the years, including Rehoboth Primitive |
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Baptist Church and Mt. Zion Baptist Church; in 1996, she and her |
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family joined Mount Olive Baptist Church, where she was involved in |
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Mission 1, Women in Motion, Mount Olive Senior Saints, and the First |
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Impressions Ministry; in her leisure time, she enjoyed bowling and |
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going fishing with her husband; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for her kindness, enthusiasm, and |
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generosity, Eleanor Roe brightened the world for all who knew her, |
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and they will forever hold her close in their hearts; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Eleanor Clarice Johnson Roe and extend sincere condolences to her |
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loved ones; and, 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 memory of Eleanor |
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Roe. |
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Minjarez |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 15 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on September 30, 2021. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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