Bill Text: TX HR166 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Bettye J. Glover of Cedar Park.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-16 - Reported enrolled [HR166 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR166-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 166 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life dedicated to serving | ||
| others drew to a close with the passing of Bettye J. Glover of Cedar | ||
| Park on July 3, 2017, at the age of 80; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The former Bettye Jarrell was born in Wink on | ||
| February 18, 1937, to Jerry and Carolyn Jarrell; in 1955, she | ||
| graduated as valedictorian of Winters High School, and that same | ||
| year, she wed William Sanders Glover Jr.; the couple shared a | ||
| rewarding marriage that spanned 13 years, until Mr. Glover's death | ||
| in 1968; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After her husband's passing, Mrs. Glover moved to | ||
| Austin and earned her real estate agent's and broker's licenses, and | ||
| she went on to run B and G Properties with her longtime friend, | ||
| Ginny Bronson; above all else, she devoted herself to raising her | ||
| four children, Sandra, Angela, Jerry, and Curt; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Glover was a loving and supportive parent, but | ||
| she also knew how to keep her charges in line; on weekends, she | ||
| asked the children only once to do their chores, and if that didn't | ||
| work, she played Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass at top volume, | ||
| rousing them to their labors with the band's breezy Latin hits | ||
| cranked up to 11; she encouraged and often participated in their | ||
| pastimes and pursuits, from riding motorcycles and "mudding" to | ||
| various entrepreneurial endeavors, and she was always ready to lend | ||
| a hand with her grandchildren and her great-grandson, picking them | ||
| up from school, attending their activities, and helping them with | ||
| their homework; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A talented cook, Mrs. Glover maintained a vast | ||
| collection of cookbooks and spent many happy hours baking and | ||
| preparing meals for friends and loved ones; she took great delight | ||
| in nurturing her six beloved cats and feeding other animals in need | ||
| of a meal; her hobbies included gardening, reading mystery novels, | ||
| and collecting antiques, and she was the acknowledged queen of the | ||
| flea markets, maintaining a booth at the City-Wide Garage Sale in | ||
| Austin and at Wimberley Market Days; an avid fan of the Texas | ||
| Longhorns and the Dallas Cowboys, she also loved the movies, and | ||
| throughout her life she remained steadfast in her conviction that | ||
| Sean Connery was the only real James Bond; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Glover was a member by proxy of the Texas | ||
| legislative community; her son Curt has worked for the Texas | ||
| Legislative Council for more than 32 years, and her son Jerry worked | ||
| for the council for 20 years until his retirement; following in the | ||
| family tradition, her grandson Joe has worked for the council for | ||
| four years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A loving mother and grandmother and a true and loyal | ||
| friend, Bettye Glover did everything she could for those she loved | ||
| and never asked for credit, earning their lasting respect and | ||
| admiration for her warmth, humility, and strength of character; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
| of Bettye J. Glover and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of | ||
| her family: to her sister, Gwendelyn Bridge; to her children, | ||
| Sandra Glover Byler, Angela Gay Smith, Jerry Alan Glover and his | ||
| wife, Leony, and William Curt Glover and his wife, Linda; to her | ||
| grandchildren, Dustin and Valerie Smith, Cameron Smith, Logan and | ||
| Carly Campbell, Alaine Tremain, Lynell Glover, and Joe and Jacob | ||
| Glover; to her great-grandson, Aiden Tremain; and to her other | ||
| 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 Bettye | ||
| Glover. | ||
| Dale | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 166 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on August 15, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
