SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 250
In Memory
of
Wilhelmina Daisy Cullen Robertson Smith
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the
citizens of Houston in mourning the loss of longtime University
of Houston advocate Wilhelmina Daisy Cullen Robertson Smith, who
died January 26, 2009, at the age of 86; and
WHEREAS, She was born Wilhelmina Daisy Cullen to Hugh Roy
Cullen and Lillie Cranz Cullen, a founding family of the
University of Houston and its first major benefactors; she earned
a bachelor of science degree in 1944 and continued her family's
legacy of support for the university; and
WHEREAS, The University of Houston System Board of Regents
has approved the construction of a $38.7 million sports complex
to be named the Wilhelmina Robertson Smith Pavilion, which will
be located at Robertson Stadium, the building named for Mrs.
Smith's first husband, Corbin J. Robertson, Sr., who died in 1991
and had been a strong supporter of early Cougar athletics
programs; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Smith was a life member of the University of
Houston Alumni Organization and received a Distinguished Alumni
Award in 1989; she received an honorary doctorate from the
university in 1988; and
WHEREAS, Wilhelmina Smith was a woman of courage, charm,
and generosity of spirit; a dearly loved wife, mother, and
grandmother, she leaves behind memories that will be treasured
forever by all who knew her; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
family of Wilhelmina Daisy Cullen Robertson Smith: her husband,
Edgar A. Smith, Jr.; her children, Wilhelmina E. "Beth"
Robertson, Lillie T. Robertson, Corbin J. Robertson, Jr.,
Carroll Robertson Ray, and Alison S. Robertson Baumann; and her
grandchildren; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
memory of Wilhelmina Daisy Cullen Robertson Smith.
Ellis
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on February 18, 2009,
by a rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate