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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rose Brooks of San Marcos celebrated her 90th |
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birthday on August 18, 2023, to the great delight of her family and |
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friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in the rural community of Redwood in 1933, the |
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former Rose Lee Kirk is the daughter of Clint and Sophronia Kirk; |
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she grew up with six siblings, Clint, Wilbert, Wallace, Roy, Earl, |
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and Linda; when she was eight, her parents moved from their farm to |
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San Marcos in order to provide the children with a better education; |
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she attended what was known as San Marcos Colored School during |
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segregation and went on to become her family's first college |
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graduate; working her way through Huston-Tillotson University, she |
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earned a bachelor's degree in business; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Brooks taught at People's Business College |
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before embarking on a career in social services, initially with |
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Community Action, an agency created as part of President Lyndon |
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Baines Johnson's War on Poverty; as an outreach worker, she |
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connected people in need with important resources; later, she |
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joined Gary Job Corps Center and battled gender discrimination in |
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order to become a supervisor; she retired in 2000, following more |
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than three decades of service; over the years, she has further |
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benefited her fellow citizens as a member of the housing board and |
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various municipal committees, as well as such organizations as the |
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NAACP, the Women's Political Caucus, and the San Marcos Education |
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Foundation; she has also been very active in the Democratic Party, |
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serving as a precinct chair and delegate to state and national |
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conventions; a strong champion of education, she established a |
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scholarship program that has flourished for nearly a half century, |
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supported by a popular Juneteenth cake auction; her many honors |
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include the San Marcos Community Senior Citizen Volunteer Award; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Having reached a significant milestone, this |
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admired matriarch may indeed reflect with pride on her many |
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accomplishments and wide-ranging contributions to her community; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Rose Brooks on |
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the joyous occasion of her 90th birthday and extend to her sincere |
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best wishes for 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. Brooks as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |