Bill Text: TX HR109 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Pamela Brown Tarpley of Weatherford.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-18 - Reported enrolled [HR109 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR109-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 109 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Pamela | ||
| Brown Tarpley of Weatherford, who died on January 17, 2021, at the | ||
| age of 76; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The daughter of Margot Clay Moseley and Winfred | ||
| Brannan Brown, the former Pam Brown was born on November 13, 1944, | ||
| in Denver, Colorado, and grew up with three siblings, Bob, Win, and | ||
| Joan; she married Bob Tarpley in 1963 and went on to become the | ||
| mother of a son, Clay; later in life, she was further blessed with | ||
| three grandchildren, Brittany, Scotlyn, and Bryson; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After graduating from Weatherford High School, | ||
| Ms. Tarpley attended Weatherford College and the University of | ||
| North Texas; she enjoyed a long career in banking in Weatherford, | ||
| working at M&F Bank, First National Bank, and Texas Bank, and | ||
| following her retirement, she was employed with the Doss Heritage | ||
| and Culture Center, where she helped establish four summer history | ||
| camps and wrote the curricula for each camp; she was also the | ||
| coauthor of a book, Parker County Legends: Trail Bosses and Wild | ||
| Hosses, and she served as computer engineer for the Cowboy Jubilee | ||
| radio show; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Tarpley was active as a Girl Scout in high | ||
| school and college, and throughout her life, she took great pride in | ||
| encouraging young people, especially through her work with the | ||
| International Western Music Association and with such summer | ||
| programs as the Cowtown Opry Music Camp; she was also involved with | ||
| Bush Legacy Republican Women of Weatherford, the Weatherford | ||
| Downtown Business Alliance, and the Longhorn Council of Girl | ||
| Scouting, among other organizations; a woman of strong religious | ||
| faith, she attended the Church of Christ; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A loving mother and grandmother and an engaged | ||
| member of her community, Pam Tarpley enriched the lives of | ||
| countless people with her warmth, kindness, and generosity; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Pamela Brown | ||
| Tarpley and extend heartfelt sympathy to her 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 House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Pamela | ||
| Brown Tarpley. | ||
| King of Parker | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 109 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 10, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
