HR906 - In memory of Sallye R. Moore of Grand Prairie.

      H.R. No. 906       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Admired educator Sallye R. Moore of Grand Prairie   passed away on April 15, 2025, at the age of 91; and          WHEREAS, The daughter of Edward and Lillie Mae Johnson, the   former Sallye Johnson was born in Waco on May 30, 1933, and she grew   up with the companionship of three younger siblings, Eddie, Lee,   and Carl; after graduating from Paul Quinn College at the age of 19,   she began teaching in Slaton; during this period, she married   Vandine Moore, and they were blessed with a son, Gregory; the   devoted couple shared a fulfilling marriage of 70 years until   Mr. Moore's death in 2023; and          WHEREAS, Mrs. Moore taught high school English, social   studies, and history at the all-Black Dalworth School in Grand   Prairie and eventually earned her master of education degree from   Prairie View A&M University; following integration, she served as a   teacher and counselor at Grand Prairie High School; she went on to   become principal of Dalworth Elementary School, where she   established honors, early childhood, and special education   programs, as well as others; she was later named director of   curriculum and instruction for the Grand Prairie Independent School   District and rose to associate superintendent; throughout more than   four decades in education, Mrs. Moore was a tireless champion of   students, encouraging them to follow their dreams; and          WHEREAS, Mrs. Moore also benefited the wider community by   serving as chair of the Grand Prairie Civil Service Commission and   as president of both the Grand Prairie Federation of Women's Clubs   and the Grand Prairie Park Board; in addition, she was a founding   member of the Mid-Cities Chapter of the Links, Incorporated, and an   active member of Soroptomist International of Grand Prairie and of   the Beta Mu Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; a woman of   faith, she served St. John Church in numerous capacities; in 2001,   Grand Prairie ISD named an elementary campus in her honor, and her   many accolades included the 1991 Leadership Award from the Texas   Council of Women School Executives, the 1985 Citizen of the Year   Award from the Chamber of Commerce, and a Distinguished Alumni   award from Waco ISD; and          WHEREAS, Sallye Moore enriched the lives of innumerable   people through her professional and civic contributions, and   although she is deeply missed, she will forever be a source of   inspiration to those she leaves behind; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Sallye R. Moore and   extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her son,   Gregory Dean Moore Sr. and his wife, Juna Jones-Moore; to her   grandsons, Gregory Dean Moore II and his wife, Lorena Lopez Moore,   and Preston Andrew Moore; to her great-grandchildren, Clara Laniah   Moore, Cameron Preston Moore, and Cortez Miguel Moore; and to her   many 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 Sallye   Moore.     Y. Davis of Dallas   Turner     Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw   Alders Guillen Morgan   Allen Harless Muñoz   Anchía Harris Noble   Ashby Harris Davila Olcott   Barry Harrison Oliverson   Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz   Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr   Bernal Hernandez Patterson   Bhojani Hickland Paul   Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso   Bowers Holt Perez of Harris   Bryant Hopper Phelan   Buckley Howard Pierson   Bucy Hull Plesa   Bumgarner Hunter Raymond   Button Isaac Reynolds   Cain Johnson Richardson   Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos   Canales Jones of Harris Romero   Capriglione Kerwin Rose   Cole King Rosenthal   Collier Kitzman Schatzline   Cook LaHood Schofield   Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft   Craddick Lambert Shaheen   Cunningham Landgraf Shofner   Curry Leach Simmons   Darby Leo Wilson Slawson   A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee   Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller   Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson   DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico   Dorazio Louderback Tepper   Dutton Lowe Thompson   Dyson Lozano Tinderholt   Fairly Lujan Toth   Flores Luther Troxclair   Frank Manuel Turner   Gámez Martinez VanDeaver   Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut   Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos   Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell   Gates Metcalf Vo   Gerdes Meyer Walle   Geren Meza Ward Johnson   Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton   González of Dallas Moody Wilson   González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu   Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 906 was unanimously adopted by a rising   vote of the House on April 24, 2025.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House