Bill Text: TX HR2161 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Etta Crockett of Houston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2161 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2161-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2161 |
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WHEREAS, The city of Houston lost a beloved civic leader and | ||
educator with the passing of Etta Crockett on May 7, 2023, at the | ||
age of 68; and | ||
WHEREAS, The daughter of Willie and Ince Crockett, Etta | ||
Crockett was born on July 6, 1954, and she grew up in Houston's | ||
Acres Homes neighborhood; following her graduation from George | ||
Washington Carver High School in 1972, she attended Prairie View | ||
A&M University and went on to enjoy a rewarding career as a teacher | ||
before retiring from the Aldine Independent School District; and | ||
WHEREAS, Deeply engaged in the community, Ms. Crockett was a | ||
lifelong supporter of the Democratic Party and served as Harris | ||
County Precinct 109 chair; moreover, she worked on numerous | ||
political campaigns through the years, helping to elect many of the | ||
city's most prominent office holders at the local, state, and | ||
national levels; she also contributed greatly to a number of | ||
initiatives designed to enhance the quality of life of her fellow | ||
citizens, and on March 29, 2023, she was recognized by the City of | ||
Houston for her many years of tireless support and loyal service; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Although Etta Crockett's death has brought great | ||
sorrow to those who loved her, her life was an inspiring example of | ||
the good that one person can accomplish, and her legacy will be a | ||
continuing source of inspiration in the years ahead; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Etta Crockett and | ||
extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of her family: to her | ||
sisters, Delores Long and Ella Crockett; to her brothers, Carl | ||
Crockett and Maurice Crockett; to her niece, Sherita Taylor; to her | ||
loving companion, R. C. Jones; and to her other relatives and | ||
friends; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of | ||
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Etta | ||
Crockett. | ||
Dutton | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2161 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 29, 2023. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||