82R21796 JBA-D
By: Gallego H.R. No. 1674
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories
of Thelma Ruth Hoyle of Alpine, who passed away on March 17, 2011,
at the age of 82; and
WHEREAS, The former Thelma Caram was born on January 27,
1929, in Lowell, Massachusetts, to Norman and Siri Caram; she
graduated in 1946 from Lowell High School, where her academic
excellence earned her the Carney Medal; she went on to obtain a
bachelor's degree in business education from Salem State University
and later graduated from Boston University with a master's degree
in secondary education and a certificate for advanced graduate
studies in secondary school administration and supervision; and
WHEREAS, For four decades beginning in 1951, Mrs. Hoyle was
head of the business department and taught business courses at
Weston High School in Weston, Massachusetts; named Business
Educator of the Year in 1973 by the Massachusetts Business
Educators Association, she was published in Business Education
World and was a speaker at various professional conferences; she
received the Pioneer Award from Southwestern Publishing Company in
1991, the year she retired, for her dedication, innovation,
leadership, and professional contributions; and
WHEREAS, A lifelong member of the Episcopal Church, Mrs.
Hoyle taught Sunday school and was a licensed lay reader; in
addition, she joined the International Order of St. Luke the
Physician, a Christian healing ministry, and conducted a weekly
prayer service in her home for those in need of healing, and she was
a member of the Order of the Daughters of the King; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Hoyle enjoyed the love and support of her
husband, Albert G. Hoyle, whom she married in 1957; the couple
traveled extensively over the years, visiting Hawaii, England,
Russia, Estonia, Finland, New Zealand, and Australia, among other
locales; and
WHEREAS, The Hoyles moved to Alpine in 1991, and Mrs. Hoyle
started a local chapter of the Order of St. Luke; she was also
active in the Republican Women of the Big Bend and served as a
volunteer at the Museum of the Big Bend; moreover, she supported the
music program at Sul Ross State University; and
WHEREAS, Thelma Hoyle lived a rich and purposeful life, and
she will long be remembered with deep affection by all those who
held her dear; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Thelma Ruth Hoyle
and extend sincere sympathy to her husband, Albert G. Hoyle, and to
her other relatives and friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Thelma
Hoyle.