| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1902 |
|---|
| 2 | 2 | | |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | | |
|---|
| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
|---|
| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Wilma Hudson has played a vital role in her |
|---|
| 6 | 6 | | community through her service with the YWCA El Paso Del Norte |
|---|
| 7 | 7 | | Region; and |
|---|
| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The El Paso YWCA provides services to empower and |
|---|
| 9 | 9 | | enrich the lives of women and girls in the El Paso region, and it is |
|---|
| 10 | 10 | | celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2009; and |
|---|
| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, An El Paso native, Wilma Hudson earned a bachelor's |
|---|
| 12 | 12 | | degree in zoology from Fisk University in Tennessee in 1948; after |
|---|
| 13 | 13 | | teaching in Georgia for a time, she married and returned to El Paso |
|---|
| 14 | 14 | | to continue her career; and |
|---|
| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Hudson received further training from Hotel |
|---|
| 16 | 16 | | Dieu Hospital, and for 30 years she worked as a special hematology |
|---|
| 17 | 17 | | technologist at Beaumont Army Medical Center; and |
|---|
| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Despite her busy professional life, this |
|---|
| 19 | 19 | | accomplished woman gave back to her community through her many |
|---|
| 20 | 20 | | years of service on the board of directors of the YWCA; as a member |
|---|
| 21 | 21 | | of the organization's child care committee, she helped to ensure |
|---|
| 22 | 22 | | that children were well looked after while also assisting their |
|---|
| 23 | 23 | | mothers; and |
|---|
| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, In 1979, Mrs. Hudson worked to establish the REACH |
|---|
| 25 | 25 | | Awards program, an annual luncheon that honors women and young |
|---|
| 26 | 26 | | women for significant contributions and achievement in the arts, |
|---|
| 27 | 27 | | business, community service, education, health care, and academic |
|---|
| 28 | 28 | | studies; and |
|---|
| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Dedicated volunteers play an important role in |
|---|
| 30 | 30 | | communities across the Lone Star State, and for many years, Wilma |
|---|
| 31 | 31 | | Hudson has served as an inspiring leader and role model in El Paso |
|---|
| 32 | 32 | | through her work with the YWCA; now, therefore, be it |
|---|
| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
|---|
| 34 | 34 | | Legislature hereby commend Wilma Hudson for her long record of |
|---|
| 35 | 35 | | service with the El Paso YWCA and extend to her sincere best wishes |
|---|
| 36 | 36 | | for continued happiness; and, be it further |
|---|
| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|---|
| 38 | 38 | | prepared for Mrs. Hudson as an expression of high regard by the |
|---|
| 39 | 39 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
|---|
| 40 | 40 | | Chavez |
|---|
| 41 | 41 | | ______________________________ |
|---|
| 42 | 42 | | Speaker of the House |
|---|
| 43 | 43 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1902 was adopted by the House on May |
|---|
| 44 | 44 | | 14, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
|---|
| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
|---|
| 46 | 46 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
|---|