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1		-	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 153
	1	+	89R11831 CW-D
	2	+	By: Hughes S.R. No. 153
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	7	+	R E S O L U T I O N
2	8		WHEREAS, For seven decades, the Women's Symphony League of
3	9		Tyler has contributed immeasurably to the arts community in East
4	10		Texas; and
5		-	WHEREAS, The Women's Symphony League of Tyler was founded
6		-	in 1955 by Lillie Belle Etter, Imogene Fair, Cris Selman, Zoe
7		-	Talbert, and Gertrude Windsor to promote the growth and
8		-	development of the East Texas Symphony Orchestra; the five women
9		-	organized the charter membership of the league, which since its
10		-	inception has raised millions of dollars to support ETSO and
11		-	music education in the region; symphony league volunteers offer
12		-	assistance at each orchestra performance, and volunteers also
13		-	help provide meals and housing for musicians visiting Tyler; and
14		-	WHEREAS, Benefiting from the current leadership of
15		-	president Holly Long Burke, the Women's Symphony League today
16		-	counts more than 500 active members; among its initiatives, the
17		-	group oversees the Junior Symphony League and awards
18		-	scholarships to high school and middle school students
19		-	participating in music programs and to individuals who are
20		-	majoring in music at a college or university; and
21		-	WHEREAS, Over the past 70 years, the Women's Symphony
22		-	League of Tyler has played an important role in educating and
23		-	uniting people through the power of music, and its members, both
24		-	past and present, may indeed take great pride in the cultural
25		-	impact they have made across the East Texas region; now,
26		-	therefore, be it
27		-	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
28		-	Legislature, hereby commend the Women's Symphony League of Tyler
29		-	for its longtime contributions to music education and the East
30		-	Texas Symphony Orchestra and extend to all those associated with
31		-	the organization sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it
32		-	further
	11	+	WHEREAS, The Women's Symphony League of Tyler was founded in
	12	+	1955 by Lillie Belle Etter, Imogene Fair, Cris Selman, Zoe Talbert,
	13	+	and Gertrude Windsor to promote the growth and development of the
	14	+	East Texas Symphony Orchestra; the five women organized the charter
	15	+	membership of the league, which since its inception has raised
	16	+	millions of dollars to support ETSO and music education in the
	17	+	region; symphony league volunteers offer assistance at each
	18	+	orchestra performance, and volunteers also help provide meals and
	19	+	housing for musicians visiting Tyler; and
	20	+	WHEREAS, Benefiting from the current leadership of president
	21	+	Holly Long Burke, the Women's Symphony League today counts more
	22	+	than 500 active members; among its initiatives, the group oversees
	23	+	the Junior Symphony League and awards scholarships to high school
	24	+	and middle school students participating in music programs and to
	25	+	individuals who are majoring in music at a college or university;
	26	+	and
	27	+	WHEREAS, Over the past 70 years, the Women's Symphony League
	28	+	of Tyler has played an important role in educating and uniting
	29	+	people through the power of music, and its members, both past and
	30	+	present, may indeed take great pride in the cultural impact they
	31	+	have made across the East Texas region; now, therefore, be it
	32	+	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
	33	+	hereby commend the Women's Symphony League of Tyler for its
	34	+	longtime contributions to music education and the East Texas
	35	+	Symphony Orchestra and extend to all those associated with the
	36	+	organization sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
33	37		RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
34		-	prepared for the league as an expression of high regard from the
35		-	Texas Senate.
36		-	Hughes
37		-	________________________________
38		-	President of the Senate
39		-	I hereby certify that the
40		-	above Resolution was adopted by
41		-	the Senate on February 26, 2025.
42		-	________________________________
43		-	Secretary of the Senate
44		-	________________________________
45		-	Member, Texas Senate
	38	+	prepared for the league as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	39	+	Senate.