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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 79
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Lena Coleman-Wilson
5	5	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
6	6	commemorates the life of Lena Coleman-Wilson, who died September
7	7	8, 2021, at the age of 91; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Lena Coleman-Wilson was born August 31, 1930, in
9	9	Seguin, Texas; she graduated from Homer G. Phillips School of
10	10	Nursing in Saint Louis, Missouri, where she received her license
11	11	as a registered nurse; after a six-year career in nursing, she
12	12	earned a degree in business from Oregon State University; and
13	13	WHEREAS, Resourceful and innovative, Lena became an
14	14	accomplished entrepreneur; among her many notable endeavors, she
15	15	served as a job developer and counselor, and her contributions to
16	16	her community through her work included writing proposals and
17	17	creating programs to assist female heads of households,
18	18	displaced homemakers, and blind and handicapped employees; she
19	19	also initiated developments in real estate, community centers,
20	20	and scholarship foundations, and she eventually founded her own
21	21	consulting business; and
22	22	WHEREAS, Lena was a woman of courage and strength who lived
23	23	her life in service unto others; her numerous accolades for her
24	24	community leadership included her selection as one of 85 "Women
25	25	of Distinction" by the Girl Scouts of America and a number of
26	26	lifetime achievement awards; as dedicated to her faith as she was
27	27	to her community, she served as a teacher and leader at Saint John
28	28	First Baptist Church in Corpus Christi for 30 years; and
29	29	WHEREAS, Lena was dearly loved and cherished by her
30	30	husband, Frank Alfred Wilson Sr., and by her stepchildren and an
31	31	abundance of other family members; her giving and compassionate
32	32	spirit continues to live on in the hearts of those she left
33	33	behind; now, therefore, be it
34	34	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
35	35	Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby extend sincere
36	36	condolences to the bereaved family of Lena Coleman-Wilson; and,
37	37	be it further
38	38	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
39	39	her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
40	40	Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
41	41	memory of Lena Coleman-Wilson.
42	42	Hinojosa, Zaffirini
43	43	________________________________
44	44	President of the Senate
45	45	I hereby certify that the
46	46	above Resolution was adopted by
47	47	the Senate on October 14, 2021, by
48	48	a rising vote.
49	49	________________________________
50	50	Secretary of the Senate
51	51	________________________________
52	52	Member, Texas Senate
53	53	________________________________
54	54	Member, Texas Senate