H.R. No. 2
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Frances Tankersley Messer is celebrating her 100th
birthday on September 23, 2023, and this occasion provides a
welcome opportunity for family and friends to express the love and
affection they hold for her; and
WHEREAS, The former Frances Tankersley was born in Abilene in
1923 to William Gaddis Tankersley and Mary Lea Pinegar Tankersley,
and she grew up with three siblings, Cleon, Randall, and Billye
Jean; her family relocated to Shamrock, Oklahoma, and then to
Austin, where she graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School and
was a member of the Red Jackets dance team; she earned a pharmacy
degree from The University of Texas in 1944, and she became one of
only a few women working as a pharmacist at the time; and
WHEREAS, She met her future husband, James Bauerle, when she
was a student at UT, and the couple were blessed with three
children; in the early 1950s, Mrs. Messer and her family moved to
San Antonio, and there she became an active volunteer with local and
statewide dental auxiliaries and with her church; and
WHEREAS, Today, Mrs. Messer is the proud matriarch of a
family that includes her three daughters and sons-in-law, Dianne
and Jack Pool, Nancy and Grover Campbell, and Janet and Greg
Anderson, her five grandchildren, Jeff, Logan, Lee, Elizabeth, and
William, and her three great-grandchildren, Tiegan, Hunter, and
Henley; a woman of many interests and talents, she is a loyal UT
football fan and a gifted cook, and she has traveled to numerous
countries around the world; and
WHEREAS, Frances Messer is a source of tremendous
inspiration, and in sharing the experience gained through a century
of life well lived, she bestows a precious gift of wisdom that
benefits all who are fortunate enough to know her; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Frances
Tankersley Messer on her 100th 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. Messer as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Allison
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2 was adopted by the House on July 13,
2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House