SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 704
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
join the Dallas Independent School District in celebrating the
naming of the Pinkie M. King Gardner Auditorium at
Wilmer-Hutchins High School; and
WHEREAS, Pinkie King Gardner is a lifelong resident of the
Hutchins community; she is the sole living member of the 1939
class that graduated from the Wilmer-Hutchins Colored High
School; her class was the first and only to graduate from the
school, which burned down later in the year; and
WHEREAS, Pinkie Gardner served the community for nearly 50
years as a nurse with the Dallas County Hospital System and the
Dallas Veterans Administration Hospital; she is a member of the
Retired Nursing Association of Texas; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Gardner is active in numerous community
organizations, including the Boys and Girls Club in Oak Cliff,
People Empowering People, and the Hutchins Lions Club; she has
served as a Dallas County election judge and has been named a
Yellow Rose of Texas; and
WHEREAS, Throughout her life, she has been committed to
advocating for education and has had a profound influence on her
community; it is truly fitting that her many contributions be
recognized by naming the high school auditorium in her honor;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd
Legislature, hereby commend Pinkie M. King Gardner on her many
contributions to the community and extend best wishes to the
administration, students, faculty, and staff of Wilmer-Hutchins
High School for a memorable ceremony naming the auditorium in her
honor; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in
honor of this special occasion.
West
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on April 18, 2013.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate