Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 213
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Charlotte Han Sharp
5	5	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
6	6	commemorates the life of Charlotte Han Sharp, a beloved and
7	7	esteemed Texas citizen, who died December 15, 2020, at the age of
8	8	67; and
9	9	WHEREAS, A native of Temple, Texas, Charlotte Han was born
10	10	to Robert and Millicent Han on August 20, 1953; she grew up in
11	11	Austin with her two brothers; and
12	12	WHEREAS, Charlotte graduated from The University of Texas
13	13	at Austin in 1977 with a bachelor of science degree in home
14	14	economics; she married John Sharp in 1978, and that same year, he
15	15	was elected to the Texas House of Representatives; she was his
16	16	close partner in his long career in politics and public service
17	17	and in his service as chancellor of The Texas A&M University
18	18	System, and she found additional fulfillment in her extensive
19	19	philanthropic and humanitarian endeavors; and
20	20	WHEREAS, A woman of great faith and Christian devotion,
21	21	Mrs. Sharp was active with the youth of Saint Mary's Catholic
22	22	Church in College Station, and she was a cofounder of Saint
23	23	Gabriel's Catholic School in Austin; she gave generously of her
24	24	time to assist vulnerable women, children, and other community
25	25	members in need, and in the 1990s, she worked with United Jewish
26	26	Appeal to relocate hundreds of Jewish families from Russia to
27	27	Israel; and
28	28	WHEREAS, A true force in fund-raising, she helped secure
29	29	notable contributions to such organizations as Dell Children's
30	30	Medical Center and Texas Children's Hospital, and she raised a
31	31	record amount of scholarship funding for Texas A&M University
32	32	medical students in her role as honorary chair of the 2015
33	33	Magnolia Tea; she was a member of numerous civic and charitable
34	34	organizations, including the Junior Service League in Victoria,
35	35	the Junior League of Austin, and the Woman's Club of Bryan; and
36	36	WHEREAS, Charlotte and John were blessed with two
37	37	children, Spencer and Victoria, and their two granddaughters,
38	38	Simone and Freya, were a source of great pride and joy to her; and
39	39	WHEREAS, Charlotte Sharp was a woman of grace and
40	40	generosity; she inspired her many friends and loved ones through
41	41	her strength and selfless civic example, and she leaves behind
42	42	memories that will long be treasured by those who were privileged
43	43	to share in her life; now, therefore, be it
44	44	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
45	45	Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
46	46	family of Charlotte Han Sharp; and, be it further
47	47	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
48	48	her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
49	49	Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
50	50	memory of Charlotte Sharp.
51	51	Lucio
52	52	________________________________
53	53	President of the Senate
54	54	I hereby certify that the
55	55	above Resolution was adopted by
56	56	the Senate on March 30, 2021, by a
57	57	rising vote.
58	58	________________________________
59	59	Secretary of the Senate
60	60	________________________________
61	61	Member, Texas Senate