81R6609 JKB-D
By: Turner of Tarrant H.R. No. 453
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The 100th birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly
cause for celebration, and this significant milestone is being
commemorated in the life of Alice Louise Boone of Burleson on March
5, 2009; and
WHEREAS, Alice Boone was born in New Orleans in 1909, the
daughter of Maurice and Agnes Bethea, and graduated from Central
High School in Fort Worth in 1926; and
WHEREAS, She went to work as a stenographer for Texas
Electric and was employed there until 1933, when she married M. G.
Boone; their family grew to include two sons, Jerry and Dan, as well
as four grandsons, five great-grandchildren, and two
great-great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, The Boones lived in Fort Worth until 1956, when Mr.
Boone's work with Conoco Oil took the family to Ponca City,
Oklahoma; following his retirement, they moved back to Fort Worth
and then settled in Burleson in 1978; and
WHEREAS, A lifelong Methodist, Mrs. Boone is a member of the
congregation at the First United Methodist Church of Burleson; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Boone has remained devoted to her family and
her faith through the decades, and it is a pleasure to congratulate
her on a century of life well lived; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby honor Alice Louise Boone on the occasion of her
100th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued
happiness and fulfillment; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mrs. Boone as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.