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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 Susie Ray Northington is marking this |
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momentous milestone in her life on January 18, 2026; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Margaret Louise Bishop and Alonzo |
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Whitfield Bishop, the former Susie Bishop was born in Evergreen, |
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Alabama, in 1926, and grew up on the family farm during the Great |
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Depression; her parents raised their six children to pray nightly, |
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and they attended the Evergreen Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, At the age of 18, she began working in Washington, |
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D.C., as a messenger delivering classified documents for Rheem |
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Manufacturing Company, a supplier of military materials during |
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World War II; she then became a cadet at St. Margaret School of |
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Nursing; and |
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WHEREAS, She married the love of her life, Charles William |
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Northington, on September 21, 1947; the couple were blessed with |
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three children, and while her husband was completing his degree at |
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Auburn University, Mrs. Northington supported the household; in |
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1967, the family moved to Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Northington played a key role in a Texas pilot |
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program, Primary Home Care, designed to assist the elderly in |
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living independently; later, she worked with FEMA alongside her |
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husband to provide disaster relief in Texas and neighboring states; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Mrs. Northington is the cherished matriarch |
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of a fine family that has grown to include 5 grandchildren and 14 |
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great-grandchildren; she is a charter member of Hunters Glen |
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Baptist Church in Plano, where she has worshipped since 1979; and |
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WHEREAS, A source of wisdom and inspiration, Susie |
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Northington has witnessed a panorama of change during a historic |
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century, and her 100th birthday offers a welcome opportunity for |
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her loved ones to acknowledge the special place she holds in their |
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hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Susie Ray Northington 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. Northington as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |