SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 44
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize Johnie Mae Gillespie Anderson on the joyous occasion of
her 100th birthday on January 29, 2017; and
WHEREAS, Johnie Mae Gillespie was born on January 29, 1917,
in Silver Hills, Texas; she attended school in the Brazos County
School District until she joined the workforce to help support
her family; in the course of her long life, she worked in the
cotton fields and at a cannery, a winery, and a café, and she
served as a hospital laundress and as a domestic worker; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Anderson has been guided in all things by her
Christian faith; she was a devoted member of Morning Star
Missionary Baptist Church for 52 years, and she dedicated her
time to serving as a Baptist Training Union teacher, a Sunday
school teacher, a food bank volunteer, and a member of the Senior
Mission and the Mission Chorus; and
WHEREAS, Johnie Mae has lived a fruitful life and is proud
to have been among the first mothers to walk in the March of Dimes
campaign and to have voted for the nation's first black
president; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Anderson is a beloved matriarch who has been
blessed with six children, 14 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren,
23 great-great-grandchildren, and a great-great-great-grandchild;
in celebration of her birthday, family and loved ones are
gathering at the Brazos Valley African American Museum in Bryan,
where she will be honored as an original resident of Brazos
County; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
Legislature, hereby recognize Johnie Mae Gillespie Anderson as a
treasured citizen of Texas and congratulate her on her 100th
birthday; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
her as a memento of this special day.
West
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on January 24, 2017.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate