H.R. No. 495
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The 90th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed
cause for celebration, and Florence Roberta Key Fisher of Austin is
marking this significant milestone in her life on March 1, 2017; and
WHEREAS, The daughter of George and Mae Key, the former
Florence Key was born in Raymondville in 1927; she graduated from
Port Lavaca High School in 1945 and on October 6 of that year, she
married her high school sweetheart, Charles Edward Fisher; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Fisher worked at the Calhoun County Clerk's
Office for a time, and in 1968, she founded Shoreline Dredging and
Construction with her husband; she was employed as a bookkeeper at
Calhoun High School for 26 years before her retirement in 1989; the
Fishers sold their business in 1993; and
WHEREAS, Through the years, Mrs. Fisher has known the joy of
welcoming into her treasured family two sons, Jon Keith Fisher and
Eddie Ross Fisher, along with six grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren; she and her husband shared a rewarding
marriage until his passing in February 2003; later that year, after
Hurricane Claudette hit Port Lavaca, she moved to Austin to be
closer to her sons and their children; and
WHEREAS, Florence Fisher has witnessed a panorama of change
over the course of nine decades, and she has met life's challenges
and opportunities with dignity and grace, earning the deep
admiration of all who are privileged to know her; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Florence Roberta Key Fisher on the
joyous occasion of her 90th birthday and extend to her sincere best
wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mrs. Fisher as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Howard
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 495 was adopted by the House on
February 20, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House