Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 989
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Anne Legendre Armstrong
5	5	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
6	6	commemorates the life of Anne Legendre Armstrong, who died July
7	7	30, 2008, at the age of 80; and
8	8	WHEREAS, An ambassador to Great Britain, an adviser to four
9	9	United States presidents, and a recipient of the Presidential
10	10	Medal of Freedom, Anne Legendre Armstrong was an inspiration to
11	11	generations of women who admired her for her distinguished record
12	12	of public service on behalf of our nation and its institutions;
13	13	and
14	14	WHEREAS, Born December 27, 1927, in New Orleans,
15	15	Louisiana, Anne Legendre graduated from Foxcroft School, where
16	16	she was valedictorian of her class and head of the student body;
17	17	she earned a bachelor's degree from Vassar College, where she was
18	18	elected to Phi Beta Kappa in her junior year; and
19	19	WHEREAS, She married Tobin Armstrong in 1950, and the
20	20	couple raised five children on the Armstrong family ranch in
21	21	South Texas; the ranch remained Anne Armstrong's home throughout
22	22	her life, and she and her husband enjoyed a marriage of 55 years;
23	23	and
24	24	WHEREAS, In 1971, Mrs. Armstrong was named cochair of the
25	25	Republican National Committee; she was the first woman to hold
26	26	that post for either national political party, and in 1972, she
27	27	was the first woman to deliver a keynote address at a national
28	28	political convention; and
29	29	WHEREAS, Mrs. Armstrong was appointed counselor to the
30	30	president with cabinet rank by President Richard Nixon; she
31	31	remained in that position under President Gerald Ford, who
32	32	eventually named her Ambassador to the Court of Saint James's;
33	33	and
34	34	WHEREAS, President Ronald Reagan appointed Mrs. Armstrong
35	35	chair of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, a
36	36	position she continued to hold under the leadership of President
37	37	George H. W. Bush; in 1987, President Reagan honored her for her
38	38	patriotism and outstanding service to the nation by awarding her
39	39	the Presidential Medal of Freedom; and
40	40	WHEREAS, Mrs. Armstrong and her husband played an active
41	41	role in Texas politics and helped to establish Texas as a
42	42	two-party state; in addition to her political undertakings, Mrs.
43	43	Armstrong served on the board of regents of The Texas A&M
44	44	University System and was a director on the boards of such
45	45	corporations as General Motors, American Express, and
46	46	Halliburton; and
47	47	WHEREAS, An exemplary lady of exceptional strength and
48	48	resolve, Mrs. Armstrong gave unselfishly of her time and energy
49	49	to others, and her generosity and legacy of patriotism and public
50	50	service will long be remembered by all who knew her; and
51	51	WHEREAS, Anne Armstrong was noted for her warmth and
52	52	intelligence and was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, and
53	53	she leaves behind memories that will be deeply treasured by all
54	54	who were privileged to share in her life; now, therefore, be it
55	55	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
56	56	Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
57	57	family of Anne Legendre Armstrong: her sons and
58	58	daughters-in-law, J. Barclay Armstrong and Nancy, James
59	59	Armstrong and Lucy, and Tobin Armstrong, Jr., and Ardon; her
60	60	daughters and sons-in-law, Katharine and Ben Love and Sarita and
61	61	Bob Hixon; her sister, Katharine Legendre King; and her 13
62	62	grandchildren; and, be it further
63	63	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
64	64	her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
65	65	Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
66	66	memory of Anne Legendre Armstrong.
67	67	Lucio
68	68	________________________________
69	69	President of the Senate
70	70	I hereby certify that the
71	71	above Resolution was adopted by
72	72	the Senate on May 25, 2009, by a
73	73	rising vote.
74	74	________________________________
75	75	Secretary of the Senate
76	76	________________________________
77	77	Member, Texas Senate