Bill Text: TX HR118 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Madeleine Kaiser DeWeese of Houston on her 90th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-20 - Reported enrolled [HR118 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR118-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 118 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The 90th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed a | ||
| special occasion, and Madeleine Kaiser DeWeese of Houston marked | ||
| this significant milestone in her life on April 10, 2012; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in 1922, the former Madeleine Kaiser grew up in | ||
| Pont-a-Mousson in the Lorraine region of France; she met her future | ||
| husband, E. R. DeWeese, Jr., in November 1944, when he was stationed | ||
| in Lorraine as a quartermaster officer in the United States Army | ||
| during World War II; the couple met through a French family, which | ||
| had welcomed Captain DeWeese as one of their own, and began studying | ||
| English and French together; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Captain DeWeese was transferred stateside soon | ||
| after their marriage, and Mrs. DeWeese made arrangements to follow | ||
| him as soon as possible; following a grueling passage on a converted | ||
| hospital ship, she was reunited with her husband in New York, and | ||
| they rushed to Paris, Texas, to visit his ailing father; a reporter | ||
| from a Dallas newspaper covered her debarkation at Love Field on | ||
| April 4, 1946, in an article recounting her "dramatic 5,000 mile | ||
| dash" to meet her father-in-law; she is believed to have been the | ||
| first war bride to arrive in the area; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After settling in Hugo, Oklahoma, Mrs. DeWeese | ||
| worked diligently to improve her English, and she became a United | ||
| States citizen in 1954; she voted Republican in her first election | ||
| and has maintained steadfast allegiance to the party ever since; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Today, Mrs. DeWeese takes great pride in her | ||
| daughters, Vivian Yancey and Donna Patschke, her grandchildren, | ||
| Blake Yancey, Allison Patschke, and Amanda Patschke, and her | ||
| great-grandchild, Colton Parker Yancey; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Madeleine DeWeese has earned the admiration and | ||
| affection of countless people through the years, and it is truly a | ||
| pleasure to honor this treasured nonagenarian; now, therefore, be | ||
| it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Madeleine Kaiser DeWeese on her | ||
| 90th 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. DeWeese as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Gooden | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 118 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 18, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
