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1	1	H.R. No. 619
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, The city of McAllen lost its revered "first lady"
6	6	with the passing of Lucile McKee Hendricks on November 6, 2007, at
7	7	the age of 98; and
8	8	WHEREAS, The daughter of B. F. and Sallie McKee, the former
9	9	Lucile McKee was born in Lebanon, Tennessee, on November 5, 1909;
10	10	her family moved to McAllen when she was a teenager and she attended
11	11	Edinburg Junior College, which later became The University of
12	12	Texas-Pan American; in 1927, she married Harold Hendricks, a
13	13	builder, and the couple later became the parents of two treasured
14	14	daughters, Ruth and Judith; and
15	15	WHEREAS, The hardworking young couple operated a gas station
16	16	and a boarding house during the Great Depression and began
17	17	investing in property; as the economy recovered, the construction
18	18	business prospered, and Mrs. Hendricks learned every aspect of it
19	19	by handling the bookkeeping and various other duties for the
20	20	company that her husband founded; while Mr. Hendricks handled
21	21	Brownsville and Laredo projects, Mrs. Hendricks went on to direct
22	22	operations in McAllen, and she oversaw construction of numerous
23	23	prominent commercial buildings; and
24	24	WHEREAS, After her husband died in 1964, Mrs. Hendricks ran
25	25	the company, and for years she was the only female member of the
26	26	Associated General Contractors in Texas; she became the first woman
27	27	to chair McAllen's Building Board of Adjustments and Appeals and
28	28	also chaired the Housing Authority Commission and served on the
29	29	Planning and Zoning Commission; moreover, she became the first
30	30	female elected official in Hidalgo County when she became a member
31	31	of the McAllen school board, and in 1959, she became the board's
32	32	first female president; and
33	33	WHEREAS, This endlessly energetic Texan was involved in
34	34	myriad aspects of civic life, among them state politics,
35	35	philanthropy, and the local cultural scene; she led the drive to
36	36	establish a civic center in McAllen and was a founder of the Rio
37	37	Grande Valley International Music Festival; during the 1950s, she
38	38	chaired the Mothers' March on Polio, and in her later years, Mrs.
39	39	Hendricks volunteered her time to Leadership McAllen, giving
40	40	historical lectures, and supported such organizations as the Zonta
41	41	Club, the McAllen Citizens League, and the Rio Grande chapter of the
42	42	Daughters of the American Revolution; and
43	43	WHEREAS, In February 2009, the McAllen Independent School
44	44	District recognized her long involvement in education by dedicating
45	45	an elementary school in her honor; Mrs. Hendricks received
46	46	countless other accolades over the years, among them the Woman of
47	47	the Year award from the chamber of commerce and the Humanitarian of
48	48	the Year award from the Easter Seals organization; in addition, she
49	49	was named Republican of the Decade for Hidalgo County; and
50	50	WHEREAS, Lucile McKee Hendricks was a remarkable woman who
51	51	excelled in many arenas and was a tireless advocate for education
52	52	and the arts, and her multifaceted influence will continue to be
53	53	felt in McAllen for years to come; now, therefore, be it
54	54	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
55	55	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Lucile McKee
56	56	Hendricks and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family:
57	57	to her daughter, Judith Rodriguez; to her grandsons, Gerry
58	58	Rodriguez and his wife, Cass, and Hal Summers and his wife, Christi;
59	59	to her great-grandsons, Harry and Diego Rodriguez and Kruger
60	60	Summers; and to her other relatives and her many friends and
61	61	admirers; and, be it further
62	62	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
63	63	prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
64	64	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Lucile
65	65	McKee Hendricks.
66	66	Gonzales
67	67	______________________________
68	68	Speaker of the House
69	69	I certify that H.R. No. 619 was unanimously adopted by a
70	70	rising vote of the House on March 5, 2009.
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72	72	Chief Clerk of the House