Bill Text: TX HR110 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Carolyn Ericson of Nacogdoches.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-12 - Reported enrolled [HR110 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR110-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 110 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Carolyn Ericson, a respected member of the | ||
| Nacogdoches community, passed away on December 2, 2018, at the age | ||
| of 87; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The former Carolyn Reeves was born to Jonathan and | ||
| Emma Reeves on May 12, 1931, in Fort Stockton; during her youth, her | ||
| parents took her around the country to track down their lineage, an | ||
| experience that inspired her own passion for genealogy; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She married Joe Ericson on July 16, 1955, in | ||
| Lubbock, and the couple moved to Nacogdoches two years later; | ||
| there, they raised three children, Linda, Joseph, and John, and | ||
| with the passing years, Mrs. Ericson had the privilege of welcoming | ||
| into her family three grandchildren, Jonathan, Angela, and William, | ||
| and two great-grandchildren, Lexington and Evelyn; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of her career, Mrs. Ericson | ||
| performed extensive historical research, collecting approximately | ||
| $200,000 worth of literature and cataloguing cemetery and census | ||
| records, and she also clipped and digitized obituaries of some | ||
| 42,000 people buried in Nacogdoches County; in 2018, she donated | ||
| much of her library to the Stephen F. Austin State University East | ||
| Texas Research Center; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to her research, Mrs. Ericson | ||
| established her own publishing company, Ericson Books, authored | ||
| more than 100 books, and wrote a weekly genealogical column, | ||
| "Kissin' Kuzzins," which appeared in several East Texas newspapers | ||
| for more than four decades; she also served as curator of the Old | ||
| Stone Fort Museum from 1972 to 1980 and took an active role in | ||
| numerous genealogical and heritage societies, including the | ||
| Daughters of the Republic of Texas; moreover, she was a longtime | ||
| congregant of First United Methodist Church; and | ||
| WHEREAS, While the death of Carolyn Ericson brings | ||
| immeasurable sorrow to her family and friends, she leaves behind a | ||
| legacy that will forever be treasured by all those who held her | ||
| dear; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Carolyn Ericson and | ||
| extend sincere condolences to all who mourn her passing; 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 Carolyn | ||
| Ericson. | ||
| Clardy | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 110 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 6, 2019. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
