81R6545 JNC-D
By: McClendon H.R. No. 1342
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Bowden Chapter of Business and Professional
Women held its annual fellowship breakfast on October 21, 2007,
commemorating the organization's 65-year history and honoring
L. Vernice Warner as the chapter's Woman of the Year; and
WHEREAS, Created to support and celebrate women in their
respective fields, the Bowden Chapter of Business and Professional
Women has also promoted community service projects and a long list
of local organizations and events since its founding in 1942; and
WHEREAS, Woman of the Year L. Vernice Warner embodies the
group's charitable ideals through her many efforts to give back to
the community by helping others; in addition to her work with the
Bowden Chapter, she has been a valued member of Emmanuel A.M.E.
Church for more than 60 years, and the congregation has greatly
benefited from her service as a trustee, steward, Sunday school
teacher, women's day chair, and lay delegate to several
Quadrangles; she has also attended the general conferences hosted
by her church and shared her time with the Women's Missionary
Society, which she serves as a life member; and
WHEREAS, A native of Weimar, Mrs. Warner graduated from
Douglas High School and attended St. Philip's College; while
studying at St. Philip's, she met Artemisia Bowden, who served as
her mentor and helped her earn a scholarship to the St. Agnes
Hospital School of Nursing at St. Augustine's College; and
WHEREAS, This accomplished Texan went on to earn bachelor's
and master's degrees in education from Prairie View A&M University
and pursued further studies at Our Lady of the Lake University;
today, she is retired from a distinguished 33-year career with the
San Antonio Independent School District and enjoys a lifetime
membership with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; and
WHEREAS, In recognizing the achievements of Mrs. Warner,
members of the Bowden Chapter of Business and Professional Women
honored a woman who has devoted many years to improving the lives of
Alamo City residents, and this notable organization and its Woman
of the Year are truly deserving of special commendation; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby honor the Bowden Chapter of Business and
Professional Women for its members' 65 years of community service
and congratulate L. Vernice Warner on being named the chapter's
2007 Woman of the Year; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.