Bill Text: TX HR155 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Peggy Louise Wedgeworth Wright.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-18 - Reported enrolled [HR155 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR155-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 155 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to | ||
| a close with the passing of Peggy Louise Wedgeworth Wright on | ||
| November 26, 2019, at the age of 95; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The daughter of Eva Bell Evans and Monnie | ||
| Wedgeworth, Peggy Wright was born at home in Chireno on January 24, | ||
| 1924; she moved with her family to Nacogdoches in 1933 and enrolled | ||
| in the Stephen F. Austin State Teacher's College advanced | ||
| educational program; after graduating from high school, she entered | ||
| SFA's collegiate program, majoring in music and English; and | ||
| WHEREAS, While in college, she met her future husband, Tom | ||
| Wright, on a blind date, and the couple went on to enjoy seven | ||
| decades of marriage before Mr. Wright's passing in 2012; together, | ||
| they raised two daughters, Kitty and Peggy, and they were further | ||
| blessed with numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Having devoted herself to her family for many years, | ||
| Mrs. Wright increased her civic engagement after her children were | ||
| grown; among the many organizations to benefit from her efforts | ||
| were Cum Concilio Club, Rotary Anns, the Daughters of the American | ||
| Revolution, and the Duplicate Bridge Association, and she served as | ||
| a director of the Citizens 1st Bank of Nacogdoches and as a member | ||
| of the Texas Arts Alliance Board of Governors; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Wright was also an avid supporter of SFA, | ||
| chairing the board of regents and becoming treasurer of the SFA | ||
| University Foundation; moreover, Mr. and Mrs. Wright created the | ||
| university's Wedgeworth-Wright Endowment for the Arts; the school | ||
| granted Mrs. Wright an honorary doctorate of humane letters and | ||
| named the music building in honor of her and her husband; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An active congregant of Westminster Presbyterian | ||
| Church, Mrs. Wright served as an elder as well as a soloist and | ||
| pianist for the church choir; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Peggy Wright possessed a generosity of spirit that | ||
| expressed itself in myriad ways, and she enriched the lives of | ||
| countless people with her kindness, wisdom, and grace; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Peggy Louise | ||
| Wedgeworth Wright 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 Peggy | ||
| Wright. | ||
| Clardy | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 155 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 10, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
