83R22302 BPG-D
By: Coleman H.R. No. 1621
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Mamie Charity Club in Houston is honoring talented
students and exceptional mothers at its scholarship brunch on May
4, 2013; and
WHEREAS, Founded by Christine Williams on June 27, 1955,
Mamie Charity Club was named in honor of Mamie Crain, the wife of
the Reverend N. C. Crain, who dedicated herself to assisting
others; the club helps those in immediate need of short-term
assistance; and
WHEREAS, This civic-minded group is also committed to the
education of young Texans; its 2013 youth scholarship honorees are
Samantha Johnson, Jessica Trotter, and Jelisa McKale Jones; and
WHEREAS, In addition, the club is recognizing as Precious
Mothers 19 local women who promote self-esteem and academic
excellence, and who further benefit the community through their
efforts in behalf of safe neighborhoods and quality care for the
elderly, homeless, and indigent, as well as through their
participation in the democratic process; and
WHEREAS, The 2013 Precious Mothers selected by the club are
Mary Pennie, Mildred Thomas, Jackie Thomas, Ozolla Hughs, Dorcine
Foster, Rhonda Wiggins, Katrina Clark, Jo Ann Junius, Michelle
Rowe, Imelda Malveaux, Maggie Henderson, Pamela Freeman, Theresa
Gilham, Levena Butler, Hattie Turner, Annie Crockett, Jerry Ann
Pruitt, Kimberly Moseray, and Dorothy Harris; and
WHEREAS, The members of Mamie Charity Club are helping to
make Houston an even better place in which to live and work, and it
is indeed a pleasure to join them in acknowledging these deserving
students and noteworthy women of the community; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby commend Mamie Charity Club for its contributions
and congratulate the club's 2013 scholarship brunch honorees; and,
be it further
RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
for the club and its honorees as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.