Bill Text: TX HR185 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Alice Ruth Finley of Austin, former journal clerk of the Texas House of Representatives.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-26 - Reported enrolled [HR185 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR185-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 185 |
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WHEREAS, Alice Ruth Finley of Austin, former journal clerk of | ||
the Texas House of Representatives, passed away on May 7, 2008; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born on March 4, 1938, to W. B. Finley, Sr., and | ||
Myrtle Ballard Finley, Alice Finley grew up in Amarillo and moved to | ||
the Capital City in 1967; she joined the staff of the Texas House of | ||
Representatives, where she served the citizens of her state with | ||
dedication during a notable career that spanned nearly 30 years; | ||
she rose through the ranks, retiring in 1995 as journal clerk; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Finley not only enjoyed her front-row seat for | ||
Texas politics, she also took special pleasure in the close | ||
relationship that she shared with her family, including her brother | ||
and sister-in-law, Bryan and Linda Finley, her niece, Chrystal | ||
Riley, and her husband, Greg, and her nephew, Bill Finley, and his | ||
wife, Carolyn; moreover, she played a special role in the lives of | ||
her great-niece, Patty, and great-nephew, William Greg; and | ||
WHEREAS, Personally and professionally, Alice Finley made an | ||
indelible mark on the community she was proud to call home, and her | ||
legacy lives on in the hearts of the many people whose lives she | ||
touched; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of | ||
Alice Ruth Finley and extend sincere sympathy to her relatives and | ||
friends; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of | ||
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Alice Ruth | ||
Finley. | ||
Thompson of Harris | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 185 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on June 25, 2013. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||