Bill Text: TX HR2220 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Conster Willow Davis of Corpus Christi for her involvement with the Foster Grandparent Program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-23 - Reported enrolled [HR2220 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR2220-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2220 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Conster "Connie" Willow Davis has served as a foster | ||
| grandparent to kindergartners at Galvan Elementary School in Corpus | ||
| Christi for 15 years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A federally funded initiative offered through the | ||
| Senior Corps service organization, the Foster Grandparent Program | ||
| is composed of 55-year-old and older volunteers who donate at least | ||
| 20 hours per week to benefit the local community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, At 93, Ms. Davis is the oldest among some 70 | ||
| volunteers involved in the Corpus Christi branch of the program; | ||
| she aids the teacher with such daily tasks as organizing homework | ||
| folders and filing student work and works around the school as | ||
| needed; known as "Granny" to her students, she also provides extra | ||
| assistance to those who move at a slower pace than their peers, | ||
| working with them one-on-one to help them progress; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Davis is no stranger to education, having spent | ||
| some time as a young woman teaching in McKinney schools; during | ||
| World War II, she worked in the nation's behalf as a riveter, and | ||
| she subsequently earned a living as a seamstress in the garment | ||
| industry; she learned of the Foster Grandparent Program when she | ||
| signed up to volunteer at the Corpus Christi State Supported Living | ||
| Center, where she assisted people with disabilities for a time; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through her selfless contributions, Connie Davis | ||
| has enriched the lives of countless Texans, and she has set an | ||
| outstanding example of generosity to which all may aspire; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby honor Connie Davis for her many years of service | ||
| with the Foster Grandparent Program and extend to her sincere best | ||
| wishes for continued good fortune; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Davis as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Herrero | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2220 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 22, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
