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1	1	H.R. No. 1034
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, The city of Houston lost an esteemed leader and a
6	6	dynamic trailblazer with the death of Eleanor Whilden Tinsley on
7	7	February 10, 2009, at the age of 82; and
8	8	WHEREAS, The daughter of W. C. and Georgiabel Whilden, the
9	9	former Eleanor Whilden was born in Dallas on October 31, 1926; she
10	10	attended William and Mary College before going on to earn her
11	11	bachelor's degree from Baylor University; she married a fellow
12	12	Baylor graduate, James Tinsley, and they moved to Houston in 1953;
13	13	the devoted couple became the parents of three children and later
14	14	welcomed seven grandchildren and a great-granddaughter into the
15	15	family; they shared a rewarding relationship for 59 years until Mr.
16	16	Tinsley's death in 2007; and
17	17	WHEREAS, Mrs. Tinsley was active in civic and church affairs
18	18	as a young mother; deeply committed to racial equality and civil
19	19	rights, she joined the Citizens for Good Schools slate as a
20	20	desegregation candidate for the Houston Independent School
21	21	District, winning election in 1969 and becoming president in 1972;
22	22	during this turbulent time, she endured vandalism and harassment,
23	23	but remained true to the causes in which she believed; she was
24	24	instrumental in making the integration process orderly and
25	25	peaceful, and in developing the magnet school concept that became a
26	26	national model; Mrs. Tinsley also led the way in the establishment
27	27	of the Volunteers in Public School program and the creation of the
28	28	Houston Community College System; and
29	29	WHEREAS, Following her school board tenure, Mrs. Tinsley was
30	30	appointed to the board of the Houston Housing Authority; she became
31	31	president of Harris County Children's Protective Services and
32	32	helped found the Texas Council of Child Welfare Boards, serving as
33	33	its president; in 1979, she became one of the first women elected to
34	34	citywide political office in Houston and during her 16 years in
35	35	office, she initiated important legislation dealing with
36	36	anti-crime measures, city administration, urban planning, and
37	37	economic development; and
38	38	WHEREAS, This petite, elegant woman possessed enormous
39	39	reserves of both charm and resolve; adopting the turtle as her
40	40	symbol, she proclaimed that only people who stick their necks out
41	41	get things done; she radically altered the way the city served its
42	42	citizens and she improved quality of life by fighting to ban indoor
43	43	smoking, restrict the proliferation of unsightly billboards,
44	44	establish the 9-1-1 emergency network, organize the mounted patrol,
45	45	and establish the READ Commission for adult literacy; in 1983, she
46	46	created the SPARK School Park Program to develop public school
47	47	grounds into neighborhood parks; and
48	48	WHEREAS, After leaving public office, Mrs. Tinsley continued
49	49	to work in behalf of SPARK, which has won numerous local, state, and
50	50	national awards; through the years, she participated in many
51	51	community organizations and served on the boards of Planned
52	52	Parenthood, the Baylor Alumni Association, and the Baptist General
53	53	Convention of Texas; in addition, she volunteered in political
54	54	campaigns, most recently supporting President Barack Obama from the
55	55	very beginning of his campaign for the Democratic nomination; and
56	56	WHEREAS, The city of Houston named both a downtown park and an
57	57	elementary school in Mrs. Tinsley's honor; she was elected to the
58	58	Texas Women's Hall of Fame and was named a distinguished alumna by
59	59	Baylor University; the Houston Post listed her as one of
60	60	"Twenty-five People Who Changed Houston," and among countless other
61	61	accolades, she received the Institute of Rehabilitation and
62	62	Research President's Award for her efforts in behalf of people with
63	63	disabilities; in January 2009, Planned Parenthood inducted her into
64	64	the prestigious Margaret Sanger Circle; and
65	65	WHEREAS, Eleanor Tinsley helped make the Houston political
66	66	system more open and representative of its diverse population, and
67	67	was a tireless champion for civil and human rights and civic
68	68	improvement; through her vision and tenacity, she has left Houston
69	69	a safer and a more livable and tolerant city; now, therefore, be it
70	70	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
71	71	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Eleanor Whilden
72	72	Tinsley and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to
73	73	her daughters, Kathleen Ownby and her husband, David, and Marilyn
74	74	Daniel and her husband, B. D.; to her son, Tom Tinsley, and his
75	75	wife, Cathy; to her grandchildren, Dan Ownby and his wife, Allison,
76	76	Emily Elliott and her husband, Brooks, Bethany Mateosian and her
77	77	husband, Sam, James and Claire Tinsley, and Angela and Bill Daniel;
78	78	to her great-granddaughter, Lucy Elliott; to her brother, Walter
79	79	Whilden, and his wife, Jennie; to her sister-in-law, Dorothy
80	80	Whilden; and to her other relatives and friends; and, be it further
81	81	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
82	82	prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
83	83	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Eleanor
84	84	Tinsley.
85	85	Cohen
86	86	Hochberg
87	87	Straus Gattis Menendez Straus Gattis Menendez
88	88	Straus Gattis Menendez
89	89	Allen Geren Merritt Allen Geren Merritt
90	90	Allen Geren Merritt
91	91	Alonzo Giddings Miklos Alonzo Giddings Miklos
92	92	Alonzo Giddings Miklos
93	93	Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
94	94	Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
95	95	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
96	96	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
97	97	Anderson Guillen Moody Anderson Guillen Moody
98	98	Anderson Guillen Moody
99	99	Aycock Gutierrez Morrison Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
100	100	Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
101	101	Berman Hamilton Naishtat Berman Hamilton Naishtat
102	102	Berman Hamilton Naishtat
103	103	Bohac Hancock Oliveira Bohac Hancock Oliveira
104	104	Bohac Hancock Oliveira
105	105	Bolton Hardcastle Olivo Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
106	106	Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
107	107	Bonnen Harless Orr Bonnen Harless Orr
108	108	Bonnen Harless Orr
109	109	Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr. Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
110	110	Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
111	111	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
112	112	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
113	113	Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
114	114	Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
115	115	Burnam Hernandez Patrick Burnam Hernandez Patrick
116	116	Burnam Hernandez Patrick
117	117	Button Herrero Paxton Button Herrero Paxton
118	118	Button Herrero Paxton
119	119	Callegari Hilderbran Pea Callegari Hilderbran Pea
120	120	Callegari Hilderbran Pea
121	121	Castro Hochberg Phillips Castro Hochberg Phillips
122	122	Castro Hochberg Phillips
123	123	Chavez Hodge Pickett Chavez Hodge Pickett
124	124	Chavez Hodge Pickett
125	125	Chisum Homer Pierson Chisum Homer Pierson
126	126	Chisum Homer Pierson
127	127	Christian Hopson Pitts Christian Hopson Pitts
128	128	Christian Hopson Pitts
129	129	Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
130	130	Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
131	131	Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
132	132	Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
133	133	Cook Hughes Riddle Cook Hughes Riddle
134	134	Cook Hughes Riddle
135	135	Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
136	136	Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
137	137	Crabb Isett Ritter Crabb Isett Ritter
138	138	Crabb Isett Ritter
139	139	Craddick Jackson Rodriguez Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
140	140	Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
141	141	Creighton Jones Rose Creighton Jones Rose
142	142	Creighton Jones Rose
143	143	Crownover Keffer Sheffield Crownover Keffer Sheffield
144	144	Crownover Keffer Sheffield
145	145	Darby Kent Shelton Darby Kent Shelton
146	146	Darby Kent Shelton
147	147	Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
148	148	Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
149	149	Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
150	150	Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
151	151	Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
152	152	Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
153	153	Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
154	154	Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
155	155	Dukes Kolkhorst Strama Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
156	156	Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
157	157	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
158	158	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
159	159	Dutton Laubenberg Taylor Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
160	160	Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
161	161	Edwards Legler Thibaut Edwards Legler Thibaut
162	162	Edwards Legler Thibaut
163	163	Eiland Leibowitz Thompson Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
164	164	Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
165	165	Eissler Lewis Truitt Eissler Lewis Truitt
166	166	Eissler Lewis Truitt
167	167	Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
168	168	Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
169	169	England Madden Turner of Harris England Madden Turner of Harris
170	170	England Madden Turner of Harris
171	171	Farabee Maldonado Vaught Farabee Maldonado Vaught
172	172	Farabee Maldonado Vaught
173	173	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
174	174	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
175	175	Farrar Marquez Villarreal Farrar Marquez Villarreal
176	176	Farrar Marquez Villarreal
177	177	Fletcher Martinez Vo Fletcher Martinez Vo
178	178	Fletcher Martinez Vo
179	179	Flores Martinez Fischer Walle Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
180	180	Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
181	181	Flynn McCall Weber Flynn McCall Weber
182	182	Flynn McCall Weber
183	183	Frost McClendon Woolley Frost McClendon Woolley
184	184	Frost McClendon Woolley
185	185	Gallego McReynolds Zerwas Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
186	186	Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
187	187	______________________________
188	188	Speaker of the House
189	189	I certify that H.R. No. 1034 was unanimously adopted by a
190	190	rising vote of the House on April 2, 2009.
191	191	______________________________
192	192	Chief Clerk of the House
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196	196	Straus Gattis Menendez
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198	198	Allen Geren Merritt
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200	200	Alonzo Giddings Miklos
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202	202	Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
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204	204	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
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206	206	Anderson Guillen Moody
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208	208	Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
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210	210	Berman Hamilton Naishtat
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212	212	Bohac Hancock Oliveira
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214	214	Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
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216	216	Bonnen Harless Orr
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218	218	Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
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220	220	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
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222	222	Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
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224	224	Burnam Hernandez Patrick
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226	226	Button Herrero Paxton
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228	228	Callegari Hilderbran Pea
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230	230	Castro Hochberg Phillips
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232	232	Chavez Hodge Pickett
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234	234	Chisum Homer Pierson
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236	236	Christian Hopson Pitts
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238	238	Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
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240	240	Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
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242	242	Cook Hughes Riddle
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244	244	Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
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246	246	Crabb Isett Ritter
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248	248	Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
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250	250	Creighton Jones Rose
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252	252	Crownover Keffer Sheffield
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254	254	Darby Kent Shelton
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256	256	Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
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258	258	Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
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260	260	Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
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262	262	Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
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264	264	Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
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266	266	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
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268	268	Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
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270	270	Edwards Legler Thibaut
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272	272	Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
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274	274	Eissler Lewis Truitt
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276	276	Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
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278	278	England Madden Turner of Harris
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280	280	Farabee Maldonado Vaught
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282	282	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
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284	284	Farrar Marquez Villarreal
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286	286	Fletcher Martinez Vo
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288	288	Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
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290	290	Flynn McCall Weber
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292	292	Frost McClendon Woolley
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294	294	Gallego McReynolds Zerwas