H.R. No. 1302
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the
passing of Jeanne Rene Chadbourne Aldredge of Dallas on April 19,
2014, at the age of 92; and
WHEREAS, The former Jeanne Chadbourne was born in Beaumont on
July 23, 1921, to Vaughn Russell and Bertha Baus Chadbourne; after
graduating from St. Anthony's School, she received a scholarship to
attend Rosemont College in Pennsylvania, and it was there that she
met George Aldredge Jr., who was studying to be a doctor; they were
set up on a blind date by friends because they were both from Texas
and loved to dance to big band music; they were married in 1941; and
WHEREAS, After Dr. Aldredge served in the South Pacific with
the U.S. Army Medical Corps during World War II, the couple moved to
Ann Arbor, Michigan, while he completed his orthopedic residency;
in 1951, they returned to Texas, where Mrs. Aldredge raised their
nine children in Dallas; and
WHEREAS, Throughout her life, Mrs. Aldredge was an active and
enthusiastic volunteer; she was president of the Dallas County
Medical Auxiliary and the Dallas County Heritage Society and a
member of the Dallas Junior League and the Dallas Woman's Club,
where she learned to tap dance; she was also a skilled gardener who
shared her expertise as a certified judge at flower shows around the
country, and she served as president of the Founders Garden Club and
the Junior League Garden Club; and
WHEREAS, Devout members of the Catholic faith, Mrs. Aldredge
and her husband hosted and took an active part in many religious
discussion groups over the years, and she was president of the
Mothers' Club at Christ the King School and a member of the board of
the Catholic Charities of Dallas; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Aldredge delighted in the time she spent with
her children and grandchildren; she also took great pleasure in
traveling the world with her husband, and until his death in 2005
after 63 years of marriage, she continued to love to dance with him,
as she had on that first date so many years before; and
WHEREAS, A loving wife, a devoted mother, and an involved
member of her community, Jeanne Aldredge brightened the lives of
her loved ones and benefited her fellow citizens, and she will be
deeply missed by all who had the good fortune to know her; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jeanne Rene
Chadbourne Aldredge and extend sincere condolences to the members
of her family: to her brothers, Dan Chadbourne and John Chadbourne;
to her daughters, Virginia Pellegrini and Anne Terrell Aldredge; to
her sons, George Aldredge, Vaughn Aldredge and his wife, Jamie,
Christopher Aldredge and his wife, Cindy, Mark Aldredge and his
wife, Laurie, Thom Aldredge and his wife, Trish, John Aldredge and
his wife, Leta, and Matthew Aldredge and his wife, Alison; to her 21
grandchildren and 8 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 Jeanne
Aldredge.
Meyer
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1302 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on April 9, 2015.
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Chief Clerk of the House