H.R. No. 2745
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Ida Belle Patton of Texarkana is commemorating a
special milestone in her life with the celebration of her 80th
birthday on June 5, 2009; and
WHEREAS, A native of Louisiana, Ida Crocker was the seventh
of 10 children born to Belton and Ellen Caldwell Crocker; she
graduated from Central High School in Jefferson and studied
education for two years at Bishop College in Marshall; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Crocker married Hollis Patton in 1950, and the
couple moved to Texarkana, where they raised two daughters, Sandra
and Sharon; Ms. Patton became a member of the Sunset Baptist Church
in the 1960s and, later in that decade, was employed by the Lone
Star Army Ammunition Plant; in the mid-1970s, she went on to work at
St. Michael's Hospital so that she could devote more time to caring
for her first grandchild, Cimberli; she was later promoted to
supervisor at St. Michael's and served in that capacity until her
retirement in 1995; and
WHEREAS, During the 1980s, Ms. Patton was an active member of
the Amicae Social Club and took part in a number of community
improvement projects; today, she devotes herself to cooking,
gardening, keeping up with basketball, baseball, and football
games, and caring for her home and her family, which has grown to
include a second grandchild, Garry; and
WHEREAS, Ida Patton has enriched the lives of her friends and
loved ones for eight decades, and she continues to bring joy and
happiness to all who know her; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby honor Ida Belle Patton on the occasion of her
80th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued
happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Patton as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Davis of Dallas
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2745 was adopted by the House on May
27, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House