Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

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1		-	H.R. No. 688
	1	+	By: Collier H.R. No. 688
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4	4		R E S O L U T I O N
5	5		WHEREAS, Friends, family, and the community of Fort Worth are
6	6		deeply saddened by the passing of local trailblazer Walter Beatrice
7	7		Campbell Barbour on Sunday February 1, 2015, at the age of 93; and
8	8		WHEREAS, Born in Fort Worth, Walter B., as she was
9	9		affectionately known, attended the then-segregated I.M. Terrell
10	10		High School; After graduating in 1937, she went on to receive her
11	11		Bachelor's degree from Prairie View A&M University followed by a
12	12		Master's degree from Georgia's Atlanta University; and
13	13		WHEREAS, Walter B. returned to her hometown and in 1977 was
14	14		the first African American woman to be elected to the Fort Worth
15	15		City Council, a position she held until 1979; and
16	16		WHEREAS, During her tenure as a city council member, she
17	17		advocated for a health care clinic in the Stop Six area, and in
18	18		1994, the Stop Six/Walter B. Barbour Health Center was constructed
19	19		in honor of her dedication to medical research in the community; She
20	20		is also known for bringing $6 million in street improvements to her
21		-	district while a council member; Mrs.
22		-	Barbour also served as a
23		-	tireless advocate for low-income children in Fort Worth, promoting
	21	+	district while a council member; Barbour also served as a tireless
	22	+	advocate for low-income children in Fort Worth, promoting
24	23		recreational facilities and summer food programs; She is also known
25	24		for bringing the first fire department to the Stop Six community;
26	25		and
27		-	WHEREAS, ~~Mrs.~~ Barbour spent the part of her career supporting
28		-	~~the~~ community's youth by working as a guidance counselor at Eastern
	26	+	WHEREAS, Barbour spent the part of her career supporting the
	27	+	community's youth by working as a guidance counselor at Eastern
29	28		Hills High School, and in 1989 she was appointed as justice of the
30	29		peace for Precinct 8; and
31	30		WHEREAS, she received the 41st annual Brotherhood/Sisterhood
32	31		Citation from the National Conference of Christians and Jews as
33	32		well as the Newsmaker of the Year award from the Fort Worth Press
34	33		Club; Walter B. was an advocate and an inspiration to countless
35	34		individuals in the Fort Worth Community and beyond; now, therefore,
36	35		be it
37	36		RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
38	37		Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Walter Beatrice
39	38		Campbell Barbour and celebrate her remarkable life and legacy; and,
40	39		be it further
41	40		RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
42	41		prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
43	42		Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in the memory of Walter
44	43		Beatrice Campbell Barbour.
45		-	Collier
46		-	______________________________
47		-	Speaker of the House
48		-	I certify that H.R. No. 688 was unanimously adopted by a
49		-	rising vote of the House on March 5, 2015.
50		-	______________________________
51		-	Chief Clerk of the House