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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 90th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed |
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cause for celebration, and Maxine Curvey of Houston marked that |
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special milestone on January 23, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Lum and Flossie White Curvey, Maxine |
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Curvey was born in Grapeland in 1933; she attended W. R. Banks High |
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School and went on to earn a bachelor's degree from Prairie View A&M |
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University, as well as a master's degree from Texas Southern |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of her distinguished career in |
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education, Ms. Curvey taught with the Houston Independent School |
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District and the Aldine Independent School District, and her |
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52-year tenure in the classroom is thought to be one of the longest |
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in the city; she further contributed to the development of area |
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youth through her work as a troop leader and a Christian Youth |
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Fellowship council member; and |
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WHEREAS, A founding resident of the historic Pleasantville |
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community, Ms. Curvey is a longtime member of several neighborhood |
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organizations, including the Pleasantville Civic League, Voters |
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League, Historical Society, and Elders Council; moreover, she is a |
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valued congregant of Disciples of Christ Christian Church, where |
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she has held a variety of leadership roles, and she has received |
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numerous awards for her activism and her dedicated efforts to |
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benefit her fellow citizens; and |
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WHEREAS, Respected and admired by all who are privileged to |
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know her, Maxine Curvey may reflect with great satisfaction on a |
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lifetime of achievement, and it is a pleasure to join her many |
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friends and loved ones in honoring her on this memorable occasion; |
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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 hereby congratulate Maxine Curvey on her 90th birthday |
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and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Curvey as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |