H.R. No. 46

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Bertha M. Dorian of Houston is celebrating her 90th
	birthday on March 16, 2024; and
	WHEREAS, The daughter of George and Naomi Normand, the former
	Bertha Normand was born in Beaumont in 1934; she moved to Houston in
	1952, and she met her future husband, Louis Dorian, at Our Mother of
	Mercy Catholic Church; the couple became the parents of four
	children, Shyrel, John Louis, Bridgette, and Tyrone, and they
	adopted two more children, Brenda and Wanda; and
	WHEREAS, After completing her education at Old Taylor School
	of Nursing, Mrs. Dorian worked at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital,
	St. Elizabeth Hospital, and St. Joseph's Hospital before joining a
	private physician's practice; she went on to obtain certification
	in psychiatric social work, and she was employed for 26 years by
	Harris County MHMR; in addition, she and her husband were the proud
	proprietors of C & L Shoe Repair in the Fifth Ward; following
	Mr. Dorian's death in 1991, Mrs. Dorian joined with Tyrone and
	Lillie Dorian to carry on the business until 2003; and
	WHEREAS, Through the years, Mrs. Dorian's fine family has
	grown to include seven grandchildren and seven
	great-grandchildren; at the age of 65, this caring woman began
	raising her great-granddaughter Matea Barrett-Dangerfield, who was
	then an infant, and they have been inseparable ever since; and
	WHEREAS, For 40 years, Mrs. Dorian sang in the Our Mother of
	Mercy Gospel Choir, and she has given freely of her time and talents
	to the Northeast Chapter of the Drexler Society; her church
	presented her with its Woman of the Year Service Award, and her
	accolades also include the George Foreman Award for Community
	Service; she currently participates in the senior program and the
	water aerobics classes at the Julia C. Hester House community
	center in the Fifth Ward; moreover, she recently took part in a
	creative initiative sponsored by the Glassell School of Art at the
	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the story and collage produced
	during the project will be exhibited at the museum in early 2024;
	and
	WHEREAS, Blessed with a devoted family and admiring friends,
	Bertha Dorian is a source of joy and inspiration to all who have the
	great privilege of knowing her and sharing in the richness of her
	life; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
	Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate Bertha
	M. Dorian on her 90th birthday 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 Mrs. Dorian as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Dutton
	Phelan Guerra Murr
	Allen Guillen Neave Criado
	Allison Harless Noble
	Anchía Harris of Anderson Oliverson
	Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz
	Ashby Harrison Orr
	Bailes Hayes Ortega
	Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson
	Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul
	Bernal Herrero Perez
	Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa
	Bonnen Holland Price
	Bowers Howard Ramos
	Bryant Hull Raney
	Buckley Hunter Raymond
	Bucy Isaac Reynolds
	Bumgarner Jetton Rogers
	Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose
	Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal
	Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer
	Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline
	Canales Kacal Schofield
	Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen
	Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr.
	Cole Kitzman Shine
	Collier Klick Slawson
	Cook Kuempel Smith
	Cortez Lalani Smithee
	Craddick Lambert Spiller
	Cunningham Landgraf Stucky
	Darby Leach Swanson
	Davis Leo-Wilson Talarico
	Dean Longoria Tepper
	DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Thierry
	Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thimesch
	Dutton Lozano Thompson of Brazoria
	Flores Lujan Thompson of Harris
	Frank Manuel Tinderholt
	Frazier Martinez Toth
	Gámez Martinez Fischer Troxclair
	Garcia Metcalf Turner
	Gates Meyer VanDeaver
	Gerdes Meza Vasut
	Geren Moody Vo
	Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Walle
	Goldman Morales of Maverick Wilson
	González of Dallas Morales Shaw Wu
	González of El Paso Morrison Zwiener
	Goodwin Muñoz, Jr.
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 46 was adopted by the House on November
	17, 2023, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House