Bill Text: TX HR164 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Dortha Waddell Williamson of Junction.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-28 - Reported enrolled [HR164 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR164-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 164 |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories | ||
of Dortha Waddell Williamson of Junction, who passed away on | ||
December 26, 2016, at the age of 93; and | ||
WHEREAS, The ninth child of Kate Waddell and Elkin "Babe" | ||
Waddell, the former Dortha Waddell was born on August 7, 1923, at | ||
her family's ranch in Menard; she received her early education in | ||
the one-room Waddell Schoolhouse and later continued her studies in | ||
town, where she and her friends Doris Lankford and Reta Crowell | ||
became known as the "Rat Pack"; and | ||
WHEREAS, Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, she met | ||
the love of her life, Loyd "Butch" Williamson, at a Race Meet dance | ||
in Junction; the couple married on September 6, 1942, and went on to | ||
share a rewarding union that spanned 54 years before | ||
Mr. Williamson's passing in 1996; she was deeply devoted to her two | ||
daughters, Delia and Rana, and to her surrogate sons, Adolfo, | ||
Sergio, and Ivan Ponce; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Williamson operated Buster's Laundry and | ||
Cleaners with her husband and took an active role in the community, | ||
giving freely of her time and talents to the Business and | ||
Professional Women's Club and the Texas Cattlewomen; moreover, she | ||
served as Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 497 | ||
in Junction and as president of the Daedalian Study Club, which she | ||
helped found; and | ||
WHEREAS, A fifth-generation Texan, Mrs. Williamson took | ||
tremendous pride in her family's history and often told stories | ||
about her parents and her grandparents, Daniel and Georgeanne | ||
Waddell and Alf and Charlcie Reeves; she was also an accomplished | ||
horseback rider and had a passion for felines, pretty shoes, and | ||
dancing; and | ||
WHEREAS, Known for her warmth, her kindness, and her | ||
resilience, Dortha Williamson led a caring and purposeful life, and | ||
those who were fortunate enough to know her will forever hold her | ||
close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dortha Waddell | ||
Williamson and extend deepest condolences to the members of her | ||
family and to her 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 Dortha | ||
Waddell Williamson. | ||
Murr | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 164 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on February 23, 2017. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||