SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 18
In Memory
of
Gwendolyn Diane Hargrove
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the
citizens of Dallas in mourning the loss of Gwendolyn Diane
Hargrove, who died February 6, 2011, at the age of 64; and
WHEREAS, Gwendolyn Diane Hargrove was born November 22, 1946,
in Oakdale, Louisiana, to Dora Flemming and Arthur Hargrove; a
graduate of Southern University, she earned a master's degree
from Prairie View A&M University and pursued additional studies
at the University of North Texas; and
WHEREAS, She enjoyed a long and fulfilling career in public
service; she worked for many years for the City of Dallas,
serving as a project director for the Youth Development Program
in the Department of Human Services and lending her remarkable
talents to area residents at the Martin Luther King Recreation
Center and the Rhoads Terrace Recreation Center; and
WHEREAS, In the late 1970s, she began volunteering for the
Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters as a stage manager for
various productions; she joined the academy as a full-time
employee in 1994 and worked on such nationally recognized shows
as the Dallas Arts Gala and the Black Music and the Civil Rights
Movement series of concerts; and
WHEREAS, She was active in community affairs and played an
important role in numerous organizations, including the Dallas
Black Chamber of Commerce, the Dallas Urban League, and the
Dallas County Community College District; and
WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and boundless
energy, she gave unselfishly to others, and her wisdom, her
generous spirit, and her enthusiasm for living each day to the
fullest will not be forgotten by those who knew her; and
WHEREAS, She was devoted to her large and loving extended
family, and she leaves behind memories that will be treasured
forever by her family and many friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere
condolences to the bereaved family of Gwendolyn Diane Hargrove;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
Gwen Hargrove.
West
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on June 9, 2011, by a
rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate