81R6624 CBE-D
By: McClendon H.R. No. 392
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Mildred L. Phillips of San Antonio celebrated her
60th birthday on February 20, 2008, marking a very special
milestone in the life of this outstanding Texan; and
WHEREAS, A magna cum laude graduate of Dunbar High School in
Livingston, the former Mildred Williams earned her LVN
certification in 1967 and worked for a time at Polk County Hospital;
she went on to complete registered nurse training at the Baptist
Health System School of Health Professions in San Antonio and to
join the nursing staff of CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health Care, where her
career spanned more than 25 years and included service as director
of case management; following a three-month retirement, she
returned to work as a case manager at Baptist Health System; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Phillips has further distinguished herself as
deaconess and youth director at Mount Sinai Baptist Church and
deputy chief of staff and program coordinator for the American
Baptist Eastern General Association of Texas; in addition, she
generously shares her time in behalf of the community through a
variety of charitable endeavors; and
WHEREAS, Devoted to her family, this esteemed woman is the
loving wife of Lee Phillips, whom she married on March 27, 1970, and
the proud mother of Marc Jermaine Phillips and Stephanie Nicole
Phillips; moreover, she delights in the company of her
grandchildren, Marquis and Ashley Finch and Jordan Phillips, and
she enjoys a close relationship with her younger siblings; and
WHEREAS, Through the years, Mildred Phillips has inspired
others with her dedication, her faith, and her kind and caring
nature, and it is a great pleasure to recognize her six decades of
life well lived; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Mildred L. Phillips on her 60th
birthday 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. Phillips as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.