Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 406
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Evelyn Marie Conner Hicks
5	5	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
6	6	commemorates the life of Evelyn Marie Conner Hicks, who died
7	7	March 7, 2019, at the age of 67; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Evelyn Hicks was born May 14, 1951, in Dallas, to
9	9	Joe Allen Conner and Bertha Mae Bennett; she grew up along with
10	10	her brother, James, in the Frazier Courts community in East
11	11	Dallas, and she graduated from Lincoln High School in 1969; and
12	12	WHEREAS, She attended the University of Houston, and she
13	13	began a postgraduate program in education at Texas Southern
14	14	University before earning a law degree at the university's
15	15	Thurgood Marshall School of Law in 1980; and
16	16	WHEREAS, She and her beloved husband, Donald W. Hicks Sr.,
17	17	met at freshman orientation in college, and the couple was
18	18	blessed with two children, Donald and Shana; her three
19	19	grandchildren and her nephew and nieces were a source of much
20	20	pride and joy for her; and
21	21	WHEREAS, She enjoyed a long and distinguished career in the
22	22	practice of law; she served as a federal civil rights attorney
23	23	with the United States Department of Education and worked for
24	24	several prominent Dallas law firms; and
25	25	WHEREAS, Active in Dallas County politics, she managed
26	26	numerous campaigns and held leadership positions in a range of
27	27	organizations, including Dallas Area Rapid Transit, the Southern
28	28	Dallas Development Corporation, and the City of Dallas Judicial
29	29	Nominating Committee; and
30	30	WHEREAS, She was a Silver Star member of Alpha Kappa Alpha
31	31	Sorority, Incorporated, and served as a mentor to countless young
32	32	sorority members; she was also a longtime member of Mount Sinai
33	33	Baptist Church; and
34	34	WHEREAS, A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, she
35	35	leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by her
36	36	family and countless friends; now, therefore, be it
37	37	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
38	38	Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
39	39	family of Evelyn Marie Conner Hicks; and, be it further
40	40	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
41	41	her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
42	42	Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
43	43	memory of Evelyn Marie Conner Hicks.
44	44	West
45	45	________________________________
46	46	President of the Senate
47	47	I hereby certify that the
48	48	above Resolution was adopted by
49	49	the Senate on March 14, 2019, by a
50	50	rising vote.
51	51	________________________________
52	52	Secretary of the Senate
53	53	________________________________
54	54	Member, Texas Senate