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1	1	H.R. No. 625
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of
6	6	Wilhelmina Daisy Cullen Robertson Smith of Houston, who died on
7	7	January 26, 2009, at the age of 86; and
8	8	WHEREAS, The former Wilhelmina Cullen was the daughter of
9	9	Hugh Roy Cullen and Lillie Cranz Cullen; she attended Sweet Briar
10	10	College in Virginia during World War II, but she returned to Texas
11	11	and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Houston in
12	12	1944; the following year, she married Corbin James Robertson, Sr.,
13	13	who was serving in the Army Air Corps at Ellington Field; the couple
14	14	nurtured a fulfilling relationship until Mr. Robertson's passing in
15	15	1991; fortunate to find love a second time, she was joined in
16	16	matrimony to Edgar A. Smith, Jr., in 1998; and
17	17	WHEREAS, An active philanthropist, Mrs. Smith helped launch
18	18	the magnet program in Houston's public schools, and she led her
19	19	family's organization, the Cullen Foundation, for five decades,
20	20	through which she assisted numerous local institutions, including
21	21	Baylor College of Medicine and the Texas Medical Center; she also
22	22	established three trusts to benefit higher education, health, and
23	23	the performing arts; and
24	24	WHEREAS, Mrs. Smith was especially devoted to the University
25	25	of Houston, and she was one of her alma mater's most dedicated
26	26	supporters; her parents also have a place in UH history, as they are
27	27	regarded as its founding family and the school's first major
28	28	benefactors; through the years, Mrs. Smith continued her parents'
29	29	legacy, and she shared this commitment with her first husband, who
30	30	supported the university's early athletic programs and for whom
31	31	Corbin J. Robertson Stadium is named; a life member of the UH Alumni
32	32	Organization, Mrs. Smith was awarded an honorary doctoral degree in
33	33	1988 and a Distinguished Alumni award in 1989; moreover, the UH
34	34	Board of Regents approved the construction of the Wilhelmina
35	35	Robertson Smith Pavilion, a sports complex to be built at Robertson
36	36	Stadium; and
37	37	WHEREAS, Dedicated to her community, Wilhelmina Smith was an
38	38	inspiration to all who were fortunate enough to know her, and she
39	39	leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of generosity and goodwill
40	40	that will not soon be forgotten; now, therefore, be it
41	41	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
42	42	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Wilhelmina Daisy
43	43	Cullen Robertson Smith and extend sincere sympathy to the members
44	44	of her family: to her husband, Edgar A. Smith, Jr.; to her children,
45	45	Wilhelmina Elizabeth "Beth" Robertson, Corbin J. Robertson, Jr.,
46	46	Lillie Therese Robertson, Carroll Christine Robertson Ray, and
47	47	Alison Susan Robertson Baumann; and to her other relatives and
48	48	friends; and, be it further
49	49	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
50	50	prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
51	51	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Wilhelmina
52	52	Smith.
53	53	Woolley
54	54	Cohen
55	55	______________________________
56	56	Speaker of the House
57	57	I certify that H.R. No. 625 was unanimously adopted by a
58	58	rising vote of the House on March 5, 2009.
59	59	______________________________
60	60	Chief Clerk of the House