34-Mathis 50th
PROCLAMATION NO. 2006-34
WHEREAS, On September 25, 1956 at 6:00 a.m. in Huntsville, Texas, H. Marie Mathis was born to proud parents William H. Vann and the Late Earnestine Frazier Vann; and
WHEREAS, Marie graduated from Cashmere Senior High School in Houston, Texas, in 1974;
WHEREAS, She went on to continue her education at the University of Houston and completed college in 1978; and
WHEREAS, She was a semi-finalist in preliminary for the Miss Texas Beauty Pageant in 1976; and
WHEREAS, In 1979, she was selected as one of the Outstanding Women of America; and
WHEREAS, She has been a member of Delta Sigma Theta Incorporated since 1975 and is now a Diamond Life Member; and
WHEREAS, She has been an active member since 1983 under the leadership of Pastor A. Louis Patterson, Jr. of Mount Corinth Missionary Baptist Church in Houston, Texas; and
WHEREAS, Marie is enjoying a rewarding career with Merck and Company where she is an Executive Vaccine Specialist. Since beginning her career with Merck and Company she has received
numerous awards and recognitions; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED, by the power vested in me as the
Mayor of the City of Huntsville, that
September 25, 2006
be designated as:
H. MARIE MATHIS DAY
in Huntsville, Texas in honor of her 50th Birthday.
PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED this the 21st day of September, 2006.
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J. TURNER, MAYOR