| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 38 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Rose Brooks of San Marcos celebrated her 90th |
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| 6 | 6 | | birthday on August 18, 2023, to the great delight of her family and |
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| 7 | 7 | | friends; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born in the rural community of Redwood in 1933, the |
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| 9 | 9 | | former Rose Lee Kirk is the daughter of Clint and Sophronia Kirk; |
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| 10 | 10 | | she grew up with six siblings, Clint, Wilbert, Wallace, Roy, Earl, |
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| 11 | 11 | | and Linda; when she was eight, her parents moved from their farm to |
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| 12 | 12 | | San Marcos in order to provide the children with a better education; |
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| 13 | 13 | | she attended what was known as San Marcos Colored School during |
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| 14 | 14 | | segregation and went on to become her family's first college |
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| 15 | 15 | | graduate; working her way through Huston-Tillotson University, she |
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| 16 | 16 | | earned a bachelor's degree in business; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Brooks taught at People's Business College |
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| 18 | 18 | | before embarking on a career in social services, initially with |
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| 19 | 19 | | Community Action, an agency created as part of President Lyndon |
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| 20 | 20 | | Baines Johnson's War on Poverty; as an outreach worker, she |
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| 21 | 21 | | connected people in need with important resources; later, she |
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| 22 | 22 | | joined Gary Job Corps Center and battled gender discrimination in |
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| 23 | 23 | | order to become a supervisor; she retired in 2000, following more |
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| 24 | 24 | | than three decades of service; over the years, she has further |
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| 25 | 25 | | benefited her fellow citizens as a member of the housing board and |
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| 26 | 26 | | various municipal committees, as well as such organizations as the |
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| 27 | 27 | | NAACP, the Women's Political Caucus, and the San Marcos Education |
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| 28 | 28 | | Foundation; she has also been very active in the Democratic Party, |
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| 29 | 29 | | serving as a precinct chair and delegate to state and national |
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| 30 | 30 | | conventions; a strong champion of education, she established a |
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| 31 | 31 | | scholarship program that has flourished for nearly a half century, |
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| 32 | 32 | | supported by a popular Juneteenth cake auction; her many honors |
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| 33 | 33 | | include the San Marcos Community Senior Citizen Volunteer Award; |
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| 34 | 34 | | and |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Having reached a significant milestone, this |
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| 36 | 36 | | admired matriarch may indeed reflect with pride on her many |
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| 37 | 37 | | accomplishments and wide-ranging contributions to her community; |
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| 38 | 38 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 40 | 40 | | Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Rose Brooks on |
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| 41 | 41 | | the joyous occasion of her 90th birthday and extend to her sincere |
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| 42 | 42 | | best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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| 43 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 44 | | prepared for Mrs. Brooks as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 45 | 45 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 46 | 46 | | Zwiener |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 49 | 49 | | I certify that H.R. No. 38 was adopted by the House on October |
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| 50 | 50 | | 16, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 51 | 51 | | ______________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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