SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 176
WHEREAS, The 104th birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly
cause for celebration, and Georgia Raven Rosborough of Marshall
reached that impressive milestone on February 22, 2021; and
WHEREAS, Born in 1917 in the Shady Grove community near
Marshall, Mrs. Rosborough grew up on a farm with two sisters and
three brothers, learning the value of hard work at an early age;
she was the valedictorian of her seventh-grade class, after which
she had to leave school to help support her family by making
quilts with her mother and working on the family farm; and
WHEREAS, After marrying, Mrs. Rosborough farmed with her
husband, raising crops as well as chickens, cows, and hogs, and
she continued to maintain the farm with her sons after her
husband's death in 1965; three years later, she found employment
at a nursing home, where she worked in the laundry; she married
again in 1975, and in 1992, she retired from the nursing home at
the age of 75; and
WHEREAS, In retirement, Mrs. Rosborough took up crafts and
began making refrigerator magnets; she eventually returned to
sewing quilts, taking orders and shipping her creations around
the world; today she enjoys reading and playing dominos, and she
continues to attend Shady Grove Christian Methodist Episcopal
Church in Marshall when she can; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Rosborough is the proud matriarch of a
family that has grown to include 12 children along with three
additional generations; on the occasion of her 100th birthday in
2017, a book about her life, Georgia, was published, written by
one of her granddaughters and illustrated by another, and on
February 27, 2021, her 104th was celebrated with a socially
distanced drive-by parade in Marshall; and
WHEREAS, The granddaughter of a former slave, Georgia
Rosborough has lived through a panorama of change, 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 Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
Legislature, hereby congratulate Georgia Raven Rosborough on her
104th 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. Rosborough as an expression of high regard from
the Texas Senate.
Hughes
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 22, 2021.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate