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1	1	H.R. No. 1334
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Family, friends, and citizens across the Lone Star
6	6	State are mourning the loss of entrepreneur and philanthropist
7	7	Jeanette Epstein Oshman, who died on March 25, 2009, at the age of
8	8	98; and
9	9	WHEREAS, The former Jeanette Epstein was born in Poland to
10	10	Fanny and Jacob Epstein and emigrated with her family to the United
11	11	States in 1921; settling in Houston, she quickly learned English,
12	12	one of five languages that she spoke; and
13	13	WHEREAS, After graduating from high school, she went to work
14	14	for her uncle, Joe Levit, at Grocer Supply, which was where she
15	15	first encountered Jake Oshman; immediately smitten, she made a
16	16	beeline for Oshman's Sporting Goods to buy a pair of tennis shoes
17	17	and win the young man's heart; she and Mr. Oshman were wed in 1936,
18	18	and they shared a fulfilling marriage until his death in 1965;
19	19	fortunate enough to find love a second time, she remarried in 1971
20	20	and enjoyed nearly 25 years with Meyer "Bubba" Efron, until his
21	21	death in 1995; and
22	22	WHEREAS, At the time of her first husband's death, Mrs.
23	23	Oshman took over the management of Oshman's seven stores to ensure
24	24	their survival as a family-owned business; delegating day-to-day
25	25	operations to her son-in-law, Alvin Lubetkin, she became chair of
26	26	the board and took a leading role in expanding the company into a
27	27	successful chain of 220 stores; she was equally successful later in
28	28	life, when she became involved in real estate investment; and
29	29	WHEREAS, Over the years, Mrs. Oshman maintained friendships
30	30	with many local Oshman's employees, whom she shepherded through the
31	31	initial transition with regular visits to the stores; her friendly
32	32	yet determined style won their loyalty and later earned her the
33	33	nickname "the iron butterfly" from business associates; and
34	34	WHEREAS, Mrs. Oshman was an extraordinarily generous woman,
35	35	supporting various Jewish organizations, helping to put a number of
36	36	people through school, and contributing to such worthwhile
37	37	institutions as Baylor College of Medicine, Holocaust Museum
38	38	Houston, the Museum of Fine Arts, Beren Academy, and the Baylor
39	39	Department of Molecular and Human Genetics; and
40	40	WHEREAS, This multifaceted woman approached all of her
41	41	endeavors with the same remarkable spirit, discipline, and strength
42	42	that characterized her leadership of her family business, and she
43	43	leaves behind a legacy that will continue to inspire others for many
44	44	years to come; now, therefore, be it
45	45	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
46	46	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jeanette Epstein
47	47	Oshman and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family:
48	48	to her daughters, Judy Margolis and her husband, Kenneth, and
49	49	Marilyn Oshman and her partner, Alvin Lubetkin; to her sister, Ruth
50	50	Freedman; to her grandchildren, Karen Desenberg, Gary Gerson and
51	51	his wife, Cindy, Andrew Lubetkin and his wife, Cindy, and Jay Gerson
52	52	and his wife, Celine; to her great-grandchildren, Jake, Max, and
53	53	Morgan Gerson, Ryder, Daily, and Hope Desenberg, and Alvin, Ava,
54	54	and Marilyn Lubetkin; and to her other relatives and friends; and,
55	55	be it further
56	56	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
57	57	prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
58	58	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jeanette
59	59	Oshman.
60	60	Woolley
61	61	______________________________
62	62	Speaker of the House
63	63	I certify that H.R. No. 1334 was unanimously adopted by a
64	64	rising vote of the House on April 23, 2009.
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66	66	Chief Clerk of the House