| |
|
|
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 35
|
|
|
WHEREAS, Melba Mebane retired from Dillard's in Tyler in |
|
|
June 2023, drawing to a close a remarkable career with the |
|
|
department store that spanned 74 years; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, In 1949, Ms. Mebane took a job at the Mayer & |
|
|
Schmidt department store in Tyler, which was acquired by |
|
|
Dillard's in 1956; after about six months of operating the |
|
|
store's elevator, she was promoted to a position in men's |
|
|
clothing, and she subsequently joined cosmetics, where she |
|
|
remained for the rest of her career; a single mother, she |
|
|
skillfully balanced her job responsibilities with family life |
|
|
while raising her son, Terry, and rarely missed a day of work; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Ms. Mebane earned a reputation for her skill as a |
|
|
salesperson, and through the years, manufacturers sent her |
|
|
bottles of perfume in exchange for her promotion of their |
|
|
products; she enjoyed lasting relationships with corporate |
|
|
leadership and with Bill and Alexa Dillard, the store's founders, |
|
|
and she was a beloved mother figure who coached and trained |
|
|
countless fellow employees while dispensing sage advice; she was |
|
|
greatly admired for her exceptional customer service, and upon |
|
|
her retirement, her coworkers presented her with a "Beyond |
|
|
Excellence" award, and a plaque that features her photo now hangs |
|
|
inside the store; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Melba Mebane is a source of joy and inspiration to |
|
|
all who have the great privilege of knowing her and of sharing in |
|
|
the richness of her life, and it is a pleasure to join in |
|
|
recognizing her for her many years of dedicated service; now, |
|
|
therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
|
|
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Melba |
|
|
Mebane on her well-deserved retirement from Dillard's department |
|
|
store in Tyler and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
|
|
continued happiness; and, be it further |
|
|
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
|
|
prepared for Ms. Mebane as an expression of high regard from |
|
|
the Texas Senate. |
| |
|
|
Hughes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
________________________________ |
|
|
President of the Senate |
|
|
|
|
|
I hereby certify that the |
|
|
above Resolution was adopted by |
|
|
the Senate on July 12, 2023. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
________________________________ |
|
|
Secretary of the Senate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
________________________________ |
|
|
Member, Texas Senate |