Bill Text: TX HR1174 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Jewell McDade McGowen of Houston on her 90th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-12 - Reported enrolled [HR1174 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1174-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1174 |
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WHEREAS, The 90th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed | ||
cause for celebration, and Jewell McDade McGowen of Houston is | ||
marking this significant milestone in her life on April 29, 2019, in | ||
the company of family and friends; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Hempstead in 1929, the former Jewell McDade | ||
is the daughter of Willie Mose and Leola McDade, and she grew up | ||
with two siblings, Joe and Wilma; as a student at Prairie View A&M | ||
University, she met the love of her life, Ernest B. McGowen; they | ||
married and became the parents of four children, Ernest, Jewell | ||
Janis, Cynthia Elaine, and Larry Keith; with the passing years, she | ||
has been blessed with 8 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; | ||
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WHEREAS, Mrs. McGowen holds a bachelor's degree in business | ||
education from Texas Southern University and a master's degree in | ||
counseling and guidance from Prairie View A&M University; for more | ||
than four decades, she was a teacher and guidance counselor for the | ||
Houston Independent School District, serving at W. E. Miller Jr. | ||
High School, Francis Scott Key Middle School, and the High School | ||
for Health Professions; she received several HISD Master Teacher | ||
and Counselor of the Year Awards, as well as the district's Harriet | ||
Tubman Award; and | ||
WHEREAS, Committed to helping young people achieve their full | ||
potential, Mrs. McGowen joined with her husband to found a fine | ||
arts development program, the Northeast Cultural Arts Council; she | ||
has been very active in civic life, serving as state treasurer of | ||
the Texas Democratic Party, as a Harris County precinct chair, and | ||
as the inaugural president of the Houston Black American Democrats; | ||
in addition, she was appointed by the Texas Supreme Court to the | ||
Board of Law Examiners, and she has served on the advisory boards of | ||
such organizations as Julia C. Hester House, True Blue Community | ||
Endowment, Alley Theatre, and the Greater Houston Women's | ||
Foundation; she is a life member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority and the | ||
Houston YWCA, a charter member of the Houston Metropolitan Chapter | ||
of the National Congress of Black Women, and a congregant of Wesley | ||
United Methodist Church, where she serves as worship chair; her | ||
many civic accolades include the Variety Club's Cinderella Award; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Admired by all for her contributions to education | ||
and to the wider community, Jewell McGowen is a source of enduring | ||
inspiration, and it is a pleasure to join in honoring her on this | ||
joyous occasion; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Jewell McDade McGowen 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. McGowen as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Dutton | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1174 was adopted by the House on April | ||
12, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||