Bill Text: TX HR1710 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Nancy McJunkin Scalise of Austin.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-27 - Reported enrolled [HR1710 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1710-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1710 |
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WHEREAS, The passing of Nancy McJunkin Scalise of Austin on | ||
March 5, 2019, at the age of 75, has deeply saddened all who knew | ||
her; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born to James Nelson McJunkin and Julia Ellen Bass | ||
McJunkin in Wetumpka, Alabama, on November 11, 1943, the former | ||
Nancy McJunkin grew up with a younger brother, Jim; her father's | ||
career in the U.S. Air Force took the family to many locations, and | ||
during several formative years in Okinawa, Japan, she developed a | ||
love of Japanese art and culture, as well as a passion for travel, | ||
adventure, and archaeology; she studied theater at the University | ||
of Alabama before completing her education at Tulane University in | ||
New Orleans; and | ||
WHEREAS, She settled in the French Quarter and married a | ||
fellow resident, James Scalise, in December 1976; they became the | ||
proud parents of two sons, Jason and Justin; a loving and devoted | ||
mother, Ms. Scalise instilled in her children an abiding interest | ||
in theater, reading, and language, and her sunny optimism informed | ||
their upbringing; and | ||
WHEREAS, Early in her career, Ms. Scalise worked as a fashion | ||
buyer and model for Maison Blanche department store; she went on to | ||
teach English and administer tests in the gifted and talented | ||
program in New Orleans public schools, and she earned a number of | ||
awards for her teaching and writing; she founded and published G/T, | ||
the Gifted and Talented Newsletter, as a resource for her fellow | ||
educators; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dedicated to her historic neighborhood, she | ||
established an activist group, Vieux Carré Voice, that focused the | ||
attention of city officials on the needs of the district; in the | ||
wake of Hurricane Katrina, she relocated to Austin to be near | ||
family, and she continued her civic engagement, volunteering in the | ||
theater community and at the Next-to-New Shop of St. David's | ||
Episcopal Church; and | ||
WHEREAS, Nancy Scalise brightened the days of innumerable | ||
people through the years, and although she is greatly missed, those | ||
who were fortunate enough to know her will forever cherish their | ||
memories of her warmth, elegance, and generosity; now, therefore, | ||
be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Nancy McJunkin | ||
Scalise and extend sincere condolences to her husband, James | ||
Scalise; to her sons, Jason and Justin Scalise; to her brother, | ||
James McJunkin Jr., and his wife, Beth; 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 Nancy | ||
McJunkin Scalise. | ||
Goodwin | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1710 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 24, 2019. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||