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1	1	H.R. No. 1539
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Anita Blair has dedicated half a century to making a
6	6	positive difference in the Lone Star State and beyond, and she is
7	7	truly an inspiration to her fellow El Paso residents; and
8	8	WHEREAS, A native of Oklahoma City, Ms. Blair was born in 1916
9	9	and moved with her family to the Sun City, her adopted hometown, in
10	10	1924; after graduating from Austin High School, she worked as a
11	11	secretary for the Works Progress Administration; and
12	12	WHEREAS, The course of Ms. Blair's life was forever changed
13	13	on January 26, 1936, when she was blinded in an automobile accident;
14	14	determined to regain her independence, she attended Seeing Eye,
15	15	Inc., in Morristown, New Jersey, where she was first introduced to
16	16	Fawn, a German shepherd that enabled her to sustain her mobility and
17	17	move forward with confidence and a renewed hope for a promising
18	18	future; and
19	19	WHEREAS, In the following years, Ms. Blair earned a
20	20	bachelor's degree from Texas College of Mines & Metallurgy and a
21	21	master's degree from Texas Woman's College; the first person in El
22	22	Paso to use a guide dog, she became widely known as an expert on the
23	23	subject, and assisted a number of states in establishing guide dog
24	24	schools; she also shared her story with traffic safety schools and
25	25	city government groups across the country; and
26	26	WHEREAS, Ms. Blair accomplished another remarkable feat in
27	27	1953 when she won election to the Texas Legislature; she
28	28	cosponsored a bill that allowed women to serve on Texas juries and
29	29	worked to improve the lives of disadvantaged individuals, the
30	30	educational system, and guide dog access in facilities throughout
31	31	the state; and
32	32	WHEREAS, Historians believe that Ms. Blair remains the only
33	33	totally blind woman in the United States to ever win election to a
34	34	legislative office; following her service in the Texas House, she
35	35	continued to advance the rights of the disenfranchised as an active
36	36	participant in local and national politics, and today she remains a
37	37	valued resource for the El Paso City Council, the County
38	38	Commissioners Board, and local school boards; and
39	39	WHEREAS, Anita Blair's life has not been defined by tragic
40	40	circumstance; rather, she has conquered every challenge she has
41	41	faced with unflinching optimism, steadfast courage, disciplined
42	42	determination, and the certain knowledge that her efforts could
43	43	provide a better future for others; now, therefore, be it
44	44	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
45	45	Legislature hereby commend Anita Blair for her decades of service
46	46	to her fellow Texans and extend to her sincere best wishes for the
47	47	future; and, be it further
48	48	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
49	49	prepared for Ms. Blair as an expression of high regard by the Texas
50	50	House of Representatives.
51	51	Chavez
52	52	Moody
53	53	______________________________
54	54	Speaker of the House
55	55	I certify that H.R. No. 1539 was adopted by the House on April
56	56	30, 2009, by a non-record vote.
57	57	______________________________
58	58	Chief Clerk of the House