H.R. No. 2182
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The family and friends of Lena Mae McElroy of Corpus
Christi are mourning the loss of this beloved woman, who passed away
on April 11, 2015, at the age of 78; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. McElroy was born in Corpus Christi on July 7,
1936, to Tommy Lee and Annie Brown; she attended Tuloso-Midway High
School and went on to find employment as a bus driver with the
Calallen Independent School District, where she continued to work
for the next four decades; she was a longtime resident of the
Calallen area of Corpus Christi and a valued congregant at
Annaville Baptist Church; and
WHEREAS, Dedicated to her family, Mrs. McElroy shared a
rewarding marriage with Bennett Ray McElroy until his passing in
1986; she took great pride in her daughter, Linda, and her four
sons, Darryl, Kenneth, Allen, and Bennett, and she cherished the
time she spent with her 10 grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Lena McElroy led a caring and purposeful life, and
she will be forever remembered with deep affection by all those who
held her close to their hearts; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Lena Mae McElroy and
extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her
daughter, Linda Ursrey, and her husband, Kurt; to her sons, Darryl
McElroy and his wife, Carol, Kenneth McElroy and his wife, Vicki,
Allen McElroy and his wife, Audrey, and Bennett Ray McElroy Jr. and
his wife, Betty; to her sister, Dorothy Foster; to her 10
grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; and to her other
relatives and many 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 Lena Mae
McElroy.
Herrero
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2182 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 21, 2015.
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Chief Clerk of the House