Bill Text: TX SR597 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Martha Gay Kokernot Ratliff of Austin.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-16 - Reported enrolled [SR597 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR597-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Gay Ratliff | ||
WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew | ||
to a close with the passing of Martha Gay Kokernot Ratliff of | ||
Austin on April 21, 2023, at the age of 80; and | ||
WHEREAS, The daughter of Rosemary Kibbe Breeden Kokernot | ||
and Frederick David Kokernot Jr., the former Gay Kokernot was | ||
born on November 2, 1942; during her early childhood, she lived | ||
on her family's ranch in Gonzales County, and she later grew up in | ||
Cuero, Victoria, and Austin; she attended The University of Texas | ||
at Austin, where she pledged Kappa Alpha Theta; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Ratliff founded an interior design company, | ||
and over the years, her work was featured in numerous national | ||
publications; a dedicated champion for the arts and for historic | ||
preservation, she played an instrumental role in restoring the | ||
Paramount Theatre and establishing the Austin Lyric Opera; she | ||
was also a member of the Texas Historical Commission, and she was | ||
involved in the Texas Main Street Program; in addition, she gave | ||
generously of her time and talents to the National Trust for | ||
Historic Preservation, Preservation Austin, and Friends of the | ||
Governor's Mansion; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Ratliff enjoyed the | ||
love and support of her husband, Shannon Harrison Ratliff, with | ||
whom she shared nearly six decades, and she took great pride in | ||
their children, Shannon, Rosemary, and Claire, and their | ||
grandchildren, Caroline and Shannon; she loved spending time | ||
with friends and family, caring for her pets, and tending to her | ||
garden; and | ||
WHEREAS, Gay Ratliff lived a life that was rich in personal | ||
and professional achievements, and she will forever be a source | ||
of inspiration to those she leaves behind; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Martha Gay | ||
Kokernot Ratliff and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of | ||
her family: to her husband, Shannon Harrison Ratliff; to her | ||
children, Shannon Harrison Ratliff II and his wife, Rémi, | ||
Rosemary Kokernot Ratliff Harris and her husband, August, and | ||
Claire Elizabeth Kokernot Ratliff; to her grandchildren, | ||
Caroline Abbott Ratliff and Shannon Harrison Ratliff III; to her | ||
sister, Joy Kokernot; and to her other relatives and many | ||
friends; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns | ||
this day, it do so in memory of Gay Ratliff. | ||
Eckhardt | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on May 16, 2023, by a | ||
rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |