H.R. No. 1495
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and
meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends
of Elsa Brown of Robstown, who passed away on March 22, 2013, at the
age of 81; and
WHEREAS, A Robstown native, the former Elsa Cisneros was born
on October 19, 1931, to Felix and Matilde Cisneros; she earned a
bachelor's degree from the University of the Incarnate Word and a
master's degree in social work from Sam Houston State University;
and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Brown gained experience at the Gonzalez Warm
Spring Foundation, a hospital for polio patients, and later at the
Caruth Rehabilitation Center in Dallas; she subsequently worked as
a nurse for ARAMCO in Saudi Arabia for five years, an experience
that awakened in her an enthusiasm for traveling the world, and
during that time she met the love of her life, Ken Brown; the couple
went on to share more than four and a half decades of marriage
together; and
WHEREAS, After returning to Texas, Mrs. Brown was employed by
the Nueces County Health Department as a social worker; she later
became a nursing instructor and the director of continuing
education for nursing at Del Mar College, where she was employed for
27 years before retiring; dedicated to using her training and
expertise for the benefit of others, she continued to work even in
retirement as a consultant for Head Start; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Brown further distinguished herself as the
devoted mother of three children, Kenny, Kim, and Kalista, and she
and her husband had the joy of welcoming into their family seven
grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Although Elsa Brown will be deeply missed, memories
of her passion, commitment, and caring will long resonate in the
hearts of all those who were privileged to know her; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Elsa Brown and extend
sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her husband, Ken
Brown; to her children, Kenny Brown and his wife, Stephanie, Kim
Davis and her husband, Mike, and Kalista Emerson; to her sisters,
Olga Hankins and her husband, Ronald, and Irma Cook and her husband,
Doug; to her brother, Hector Cisneros; to her grandchildren and
great-grandchildren; 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 Elsa Brown.
Herrero
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1495 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on April 24, 2013.
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Chief Clerk of the House