HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2013-18 RESOLUTION NO. R2013-18
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, NAMING JOYCINA BAKER
THE OFFICIAL HISTORIAN OF FRIENDSWOOD,
EXTENDING THE CITY'S APPRECIATION FOR HER
SERVICE AND DEVOTION TO THE COMMUNITY.
WHEREAS, after graduating fiom Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, Joycina Balser
became a Texan by choice by marrying her husband Jim, living in Friendswood since 1948 and
raising their four children here, and;
WHEREAS, Joycina started the first newspaper in Friendswood by typing out news on a
manual typewriter and posting it at the Baker Grocery Store and sending it to citizens, and;
WHEREAS, for the City's Centennial in 1995, Joycina researched and published the
book Friendswood—A Settlement of Friendly Folks, and;
WHEREAS, Joycina has been at the forefront of the Friendswood Historical Society
since its inception and actively promotes the city's history through the Society, and:
WHEREAS, Joycina has participated in the annual tours provided for all third grade
classes, and initiated the trunk lady traveling history lessons enjoyed by Friendswood
Independent School District's second graders. She continues to be requested as a speaker on
Friendswood history not only locally but to organizations in surrounding areas, and;
WHEREAS, Joycina represents Friendswood on the Galveston County Historical
Commission, and is a member of the Texas State Historical Society, and;
WHEREAS, in 2011, Joycina was named the 2011 Honorary Alumna for the
Friendswood High School Alumni Association, and;
WHEREAS, Joycina has been the originator and primary leader on all efforts for
historical markers within the City of Friendswood including the 2012 effort to install seven new
historical markers for the Friendswood Quaker Trail project, and;
WHEREAS, in 2013 she was honored by the Galveston Historical Foundation for her
work in historical preservation in Friendswood,
AND WHEREAS, there is no other person in the City of Friendswood who knows more
about the history nor has done more for the preservation of the history of our city.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, that Joycina Baker is hereby named the honorary
Official Friendswood Historian for the City of Friendswood from this day forward.
PASSED,APPROVED,AND ADOPTED this the 4th day of November,2013.
Kevin M. Holly d
Mayor
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