Bill Text: TX SR213 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Charlotte Han Sharp.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-30 - Reported enrolled [SR213 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR213-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Charlotte Han Sharp | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
| commemorates the life of Charlotte Han Sharp, a beloved and | ||
| esteemed Texas citizen, who died December 15, 2020, at the age of | ||
| 67; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of Temple, Texas, Charlotte Han was born | ||
| to Robert and Millicent Han on August 20, 1953; she grew up in | ||
| Austin with her two brothers; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Charlotte graduated from The University of Texas | ||
| at Austin in 1977 with a bachelor of science degree in home | ||
| economics; she married John Sharp in 1978, and that same year, he | ||
| was elected to the Texas House of Representatives; she was his | ||
| close partner in his long career in politics and public service | ||
| and in his service as chancellor of The Texas A&M University | ||
| System, and she found additional fulfillment in her extensive | ||
| philanthropic and humanitarian endeavors; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A woman of great faith and Christian devotion, | ||
| Mrs. Sharp was active with the youth of Saint Mary's Catholic | ||
| Church in College Station, and she was a cofounder of Saint | ||
| Gabriel's Catholic School in Austin; she gave generously of her | ||
| time to assist vulnerable women, children, and other community | ||
| members in need, and in the 1990s, she worked with United Jewish | ||
| Appeal to relocate hundreds of Jewish families from Russia to | ||
| Israel; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A true force in fund-raising, she helped secure | ||
| notable contributions to such organizations as Dell Children's | ||
| Medical Center and Texas Children's Hospital, and she raised a | ||
| record amount of scholarship funding for Texas A&M University | ||
| medical students in her role as honorary chair of the 2015 | ||
| Magnolia Tea; she was a member of numerous civic and charitable | ||
| organizations, including the Junior Service League in Victoria, | ||
| the Junior League of Austin, and the Woman's Club of Bryan; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Charlotte and John were blessed with two | ||
| children, Spencer and Victoria, and their two granddaughters, | ||
| Simone and Freya, were a source of great pride and joy to her; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Charlotte Sharp was a woman of grace and | ||
| generosity; she inspired her many friends and loved ones through | ||
| her strength and selfless civic example, and she leaves behind | ||
| memories that will long be treasured by those who were privileged | ||
| to share in her life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
| family of Charlotte Han Sharp; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
| Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
| memory of Charlotte Sharp. | ||
| Lucio | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 30, 2021, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
