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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 100th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed |
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cause for celebration, and Stella Wilbanks of Crosby is marking |
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that momentous milestone in her life on February 18, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Wilbanks traces her family's roots in Texas |
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back to 1847 with the arrival of her great-grandfather, August |
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Vogelsang; she was born in Giddings to William and Elsie Smith in |
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1923, and after spending most of her youth in Giddings, she moved to |
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Austin around 1940; she later relocated to Houston and married |
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Charles P. Wilbanks, and the couple would eventually become the |
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parents of two daughters; and |
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WHEREAS, After her husband's passing, Mrs. Wilbanks moved |
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back to the family farm in Giddings, and since 2014, she has made |
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her home in Crosby; with the passing years, she has had the pleasure |
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of seeing her family grow to include two grandchildren and five |
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great-grandchildren; she is known for her love of dancing, sewing, |
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and mowing the fields on the farm; and |
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WHEREAS, Stella Wilbanks has witnessed a panorama of change |
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over the course of a century, and she has met life's challenges and |
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opportunities with dignity and grace, earning her the deep |
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admiration and affection of all who are privileged to know her; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Stella Wilbanks on the joyous |
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occasion of her 100th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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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. Wilbanks as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 264 was adopted by the House on March |
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8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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