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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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| 6 | 7 | | passing of Eleanor Clarice Johnson Roe of Austin on September 13, |
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| 7 | 8 | | 2021, at the age of 79; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The daughter of Daisy Lee Monroe and Frank Lawson |
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| 9 | 10 | | Johnson, the former Eleanor Johnson was born in Austin on May 18, |
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| 10 | 11 | | 1942; a talented artist from an early age, she presented her work in |
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| 11 | 12 | | an exhibit at Laguna Gloria Art Museum; she also participated in |
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| 12 | 13 | | numerous extracurricular activities while attending L. C. Anderson |
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| 13 | 14 | | High School; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, On June 6, 1959, she married Rudell Roe Jr., with |
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| 15 | 16 | | whom she shared a fulfilling union that spanned more than six |
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| 16 | 17 | | decades; the couple became the proud parents of two children, |
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| 17 | 18 | | Phyllis Marie and the late Darryl Gerard Roe; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Roe began her career with Tracor, where she |
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| 19 | 20 | | became the first Black supervisor of advertising and distribution; |
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| 20 | 21 | | subsequently, she joined Atlanta Life Insurance Company as a |
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| 21 | 22 | | cashier and bookkeeper, and she went on to serve as an assistant |
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| 22 | 23 | | cashier officer at Austin National Bank; she was later employed |
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| 23 | 24 | | with the Texas State Treasury, where she distinguished herself as |
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| 24 | 25 | | the first Black female division director and served under three |
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| 25 | 26 | | state treasurers, Ann Richards, Kay Bailey Hutchison, and Martha |
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| 26 | 27 | | Whitehead, before embarking on a rewarding tenure as the office |
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| 27 | 28 | | manager for Allergy and Asthma Consultants; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, A woman of deep faith, Mrs. Roe was active in |
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| 29 | 30 | | several congregations over the years, including Rehoboth Primitive |
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| 30 | 31 | | Baptist Church and Mt. Zion Baptist Church; in 1996, she and her |
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| 31 | 32 | | family joined Mount Olive Baptist Church, where she was involved in |
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| 32 | 33 | | Mission 1, Women in Motion, Mount Olive Senior Saints, and the First |
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| 33 | 34 | | Impressions Ministry; in her leisure time, she enjoyed bowling and |
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| 34 | 35 | | going fishing with her husband; and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Admired for her kindness, enthusiasm, and |
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| 36 | 37 | | generosity, Eleanor Roe brightened the world for all who knew her, |
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| 37 | 38 | | and they will forever hold her close in their hearts; now, |
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| 38 | 39 | | therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 40 | 41 | | Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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| 41 | 42 | | Eleanor Clarice Johnson Roe and extend sincere condolences to her |
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| 42 | 43 | | loved ones; and, be it further |
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| 43 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 45 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 45 | 46 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Eleanor |
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| 46 | 47 | | Roe. |
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