Senate Resolution 38

A RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL "CLASS OF 1957" ON THE OCCASION OF THEIR 50TH CLASS REUNION.

WHEREAS, the Houston High School, Houston, Mississippi, "Class of 1957" will celebrate a landmark 50th Class Reunion on April 28, 2007, at the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall in Houston; and

WHEREAS, the graduates of the Houston High School Class of 1957 have produced citizens who have been recognized as trailblazers in all areas of life: business, education, ministry and other professional pursuits. The civic contributions of these graduates have made a positive impact on our society; and

WHEREAS, there were 44 class members, 4 of whom are now deceased; and

WHEREAS, the class roster is as follows: Forest Byars (deceased), Lucille Cooper (deceased), Gerry Cox (deceased), Lucy Westbrook Baker (deceased), Barbara Bivens, Betty Blair Taylor, Bette Dendy, Howard Fleming, David Foster, Helen Gann Griffin, Mary Lee Goode, Robert Goza, Dewayne Griffin, Thomas Guest, Billy R. Hamby, Shirley Hawkins Lowery, Ruth Ann Higginbotham Reedy, Linda Kimble, Jimmy Knox, Mary Catherine Martin Malone, Alva Ray McCorkle, Bobby Miller, Bobby Mixon, Jimmy Nabors, Lamar Naron, Charles Neal, Jeanette Park Stevens, Bess Pearson Kirby, Gordon Pettit, Carolyn Ray Phillips, Marion Russell, Randle Russell, Rex Sanderson, C.P. Simpson Winters, Bill Sisk, Betty Smith Moore, Rose Smith Nichols, Tommy Smith, Doris Strawhorn, DeArmon Vance, Louis Vescova, Clyde Ward, Elizabeth Ware Gibson, Jackson Wilson; and

WHEREAS, we join the City of Houston in recognizing these outstanding Mississippi citizens and their contributions to our state at this auspicious event:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, That we do hereby congratulate the members of the Houston High School "Class of 1957" on the occasion of their 50th Class Reunion to be held April 28, 2007, and extend to them and their families the best wishes of the State Senate.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be forwarded to members of the Houston High School Class of 1957 and be made available to the Capitol Press Corps.