Bill Text: TX HR1351 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Lois Miller of Friona on her 100th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-25 - Reported enrolled [HR1351 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR1351-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1351 |
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WHEREAS, The 100th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed | ||
cause for celebration, and Lois Miller of Friona is marking this | ||
momentous milestone in her life on April 5, 2015; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Deaf Smith County in 1915, the former Lois | ||
Agnes Smith is the daughter of Lewis Allen "L. A." Smith and Bessie | ||
Smith; growing up on the family farm, she helped pick cotton with | ||
her four younger sisters, Syble, Ella, Sara, and Doris, and learned | ||
to drive a full cotton truck at an early age; and | ||
WHEREAS, She attended West Texas State College for two years, | ||
and in 1935, she was joined in matrimony to Norman Robert Miller; | ||
the couple became the proud parents of four children, Bob, Lucy | ||
Beth, Gail, and Bill; while they resided in Dawn, Mrs. Miller | ||
worked in the cafeteria and at the grain elevator; and | ||
WHEREAS, Following the untimely passing of Mr. Miller in | ||
1960, Mrs. Miller returned to West Texas State and completed her | ||
bachelor's degree; she began teaching fourth grade in Friona, and | ||
although she subsequently worked briefly in Hereford and Dawn, she | ||
retained allegiance to her adopted hometown of Friona; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Miller concluded a career spanning two decades | ||
in 1983, but she continued to teach Sunday school, and she was | ||
active in Study Club and Delta Kappa Gamma; in addition, she gave | ||
piano lessons, and she gardened and painted; she also helped care | ||
for her 6 grandchildren when they were small, and later, she became | ||
a favorite companion to her 11 great-grandchildren; today, the | ||
younger generations of her family continue to regard her as a | ||
formidable competitor in any game they might play together; she | ||
enjoys working crossword puzzles and reads voraciously, and she | ||
credits her good health and longevity to staying physically and | ||
mentally active, as well as to drinking plenty of water; and | ||
WHEREAS, Blessed with the affection of a host of loved ones, | ||
Lois Miller has gracefully reached the century mark, and she | ||
continues to enrich the lives of all who are fortunate enough to | ||
know her; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Lois Miller on the joyous occasion | ||
of her 100th 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 her as an expression of high regard by the Texas House | ||
of Representatives. | ||
Smithee | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1351 was adopted by the House on March | ||
25, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||