H.R. No. 1235
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Helen
Ann Wade of Jacksonville, who died on March 15, 2009, at the age of
57; and
WHEREAS, Born on August 20, 1951, to Joyce and John R. Barber,
Helen Wade was a graduate of Jacksonville High School; she pursued a
career in the financial services industry, working for Texas Bank
and Trust for 25 years and, more recently, as a field representative
with Woodmen of the World; she also was a substitute teacher; and
WHEREAS, Throughout her life, Mrs. Wade was actively engaged
in the life of her community, and she was involved with the PTA, the
Boy Scouts, the Quarterback Club, the Career Women's Civic Club,
Junior Achievement, United Fund, and the Cherokee County Red Cross,
among others; she was chair of the March of Dimes, Heart Walk, and
Western Week, and she was an officer of the Jacksonville Soccer
Association, lodge secretary of Woodmen of the World for 25 years,
and a member of the board of directors of the chamber of commerce;
and
WHEREAS, For her tireless efforts in behalf of Jacksonville,
she was recognized as Businesswoman of the Year by the chamber of
commerce, and on two occasions she was named Woman of the Year by
the Career Women's Civic Club; and
WHEREAS, Helen Wade was a loving wife and a devoted mother and
grandmother who was proud to live on a farm that had been in her
family for more than a century; although she was taken much too
soon, the memory of her courage, optimism, and community spirit
will live forever in the hearts of all those who cared for her; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Helen Ann Wade and
extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her
husband of 39 years, Stanley Wade; to her mother, Joyce Barber; to
her daughter, Wendy Wade; to her son, Greg Wade, and his wife,
Elizabeth; to her granddaughters, Brooklyn Hunter and Lauren Wade;
and to her other 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 Helen Ann
Wade.
Hopson
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1235 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on April 16, 2009.
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Chief Clerk of the House