81R36265 JKB-D
By: Edwards H.R. No. 2797
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Marsha Lister has rendered exceptional service to
the Sunnyside community in her role as recreation and facility
manager of Sunnyside Park in Houston; and
WHEREAS, A native Houstonian, Ms. Lister graduated from
Phillis Wheatley High School and studied at Texas Southern
University; she has been employed by Houston Parks and Recreation
for 30 years and has received several professional honors,
including her selection as Outstanding Recreator by the Texas
Recreation and Park Society; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Lister has established valuable initiatives to
serve senior residents of Sunnyside, such as an indoor floor hockey
league and classes in fitness and computers; she has also organized
after-school activities for youth and developed scouting adventure
programs in her work as a commissioner for the Boy Scouts of
America; and
WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Lister enjoys the love and
support of her husband, Adrian, their son, Eric, and their three
grandchildren; Ms. Lister has been a member of Gethsemane
Missionary Baptist Church for 42 years; and
WHEREAS, Through her dedicated efforts to make Sunnyside Park
a true community resource, Marsha Lister has been a positive
influence in the lives of numerous area residents, and she may take
justifiable pride in a job well done; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby honor Marsha Lister for her three decades of
outstanding work as recreation and facility manager of Sunnyside
Park and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and
happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Lister as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.