Bill Text: TX SR599 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Jayne Word Dibrell.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-16 - Reported enrolled [SR599 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR599-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Jayne Word Dibrell | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
| commemorates the life of Jayne Word Dibrell, who died on April | ||
| 25, 2023, at the age of 93; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Jayne Word was born on November 16, 1929, in | ||
| Oklahoma City to Orville and Margie Word; Jayne's father served | ||
| in the United States Army as a civil engineer, and the family | ||
| moved with him to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, when he was called to | ||
| active duty during World War II; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Jayne graduated from Tyler High School in 1947 and | ||
| briefly attended Gulf Park College in Mississippi before moving | ||
| to occupied Japan where her father was stationed; she returned to | ||
| Austin in 1949 to attend The University of Texas, where she | ||
| joined the Delta Gamma sorority and earned a bachelor's degree in | ||
| speech therapy; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After marrying Joe Dibrell in 1952, Jayne and her | ||
| husband moved to Coleman, his hometown, to begin their life | ||
| together; a recent graduate of The University of Texas School of | ||
| Law, Joe opened a law practice, and Jayne commenced her career as | ||
| a speech therapist in Coleman County schools, always making time | ||
| for civic engagement; a committed Democrat and political | ||
| activist, Jayne contributed her time and energy to supporting her | ||
| husband's successful bid for district judge, speaking on his | ||
| behalf at political rallies and later working for phone banks for | ||
| several Democratic candidates; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Jayne and Joe moved to Austin in 1973, where she | ||
| spent 12 years in private practice as a speech pathologist after | ||
| earning her master's degree in speech pathology from her alma | ||
| mater; an avid gardener, ceramicist, and lover of the arts, Jayne | ||
| served as a museum docent for many years; she and her husband were | ||
| longtime patrons of ballet, opera, symphony orchestras, and | ||
| visual arts in Austin and elsewhere; they were fans of Lady | ||
| Longhorns basketball, and they enjoyed traveling on their own and | ||
| with Friendship Force International and cooking with their | ||
| gourmet dinner group for over 20 years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Jayne was a dedicated mother to her children, Will | ||
| and Margaret, and a loving grandmother to her granddaughter, | ||
| Elinor, and great-grandsons Colby and Owen; she was a generous | ||
| woman who immeasurably enriched the lives of her colleagues and | ||
| friends, and her enthusiasm, love of life, and kindness will not | ||
| be forgotten by all who were privileged to share in her life; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
| family of Jayne Word Dibrell; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
| Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
| memory of Jayne Word Dibrell. | ||
| Eckhardt | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 16, 2023, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
