SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 22
In Memory
of
Letitia Washington Plummer
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
commemorates the life of Letitia Washington Plummer, who died
July 13, 2021, at the age of 98; and
WHEREAS, Letitia Plummer was born on August 23, 1922, in
Morales, to J. D. Washington and Eulalia Haynes Washington; she
graduated from Phillis Wheatley High School in San Antonio in
1938, and she went on to earn a degree in chemistry from Tillotson
College in Austin; and
WHEREAS, She married the late Matthew Plummer in April of
1943, and the couple moved to Tuskegee, Alabama, where their
sons, Matthew and James Plummer, were born; they were later
blessed with a daughter, the late Diane Letitia Plummer; her five
grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren were a source of
much pride and joy for her; and
WHEREAS, The family moved to Houston in 1949, and she
earned a master's degree in counseling from Texas Southern
University in 1954; she enjoyed a distinguished career as an
educator and first served as a counselor at Houston's Phillis
Wheatley High School; she later became the executive director of
Guidance and Counseling with the Houston Independent School
District, and she became known for her efforts to channel
minority students toward college instead of toward trade
schools; and
WHEREAS, A woman of wisdom, courage, and determination,
she gave unselfishly to others, and she will long be remembered
for her radiant smile, her curiosity and thirst for knowledge,
and her enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest; and
WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother,
and she leaves behind memories that will be cherished forever by
her family and friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby extend sincere
condolences to the bereaved family of Letitia Washington
Plummer; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
memory of Letitia Plummer.
Whitmire
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on August 16, 2021, by
a rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate