Bill Text: TX HR2070 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Barbara Ruud of Austin.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2070 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR2070-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2070 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and | ||
| meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends | ||
| of Barbara Ruud of Austin, who passed away on April 7, 2016, at the | ||
| age of 94; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born on April 25, 1921, the former Barbara Dailey | ||
| enjoyed an idyllic childhood in her hometown of Mankato, Minnesota; | ||
| she attended Macalester College in St. Paul before transferring to | ||
| the University of Minnesota, where she met her future husband, | ||
| Millard H. Ruud; the couple married on August 28, 1943, and they | ||
| went on to share nearly 54 years together; while Mr. Ruud served | ||
| overseas in the U.S. Army, Mrs. Ruud completed her law degree at | ||
| UMN, and in 1944, she became the first woman to be hired as a claims | ||
| adjuster for State Farm Insurance; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After the war, the couple moved first to Lawrence, | ||
| Kansas, and then to Texas, when Mr. Ruud accepted a teaching | ||
| position at The University of Texas School of Law in 1948; while in | ||
| Austin, they welcomed the birth of their three sons, Stephen, | ||
| Christopher, and Michael; in addition to raising her family, | ||
| Mrs. Ruud found time to participate in civic organizations, and she | ||
| served as a member of the Texas Bar Association's Administrative | ||
| Law Committee, as president of the Austin League of Women Voters, | ||
| and as president of the local chapter of the PEO Sisterhood; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In the 1960s and '70s, Mrs. Ruud worked as legal | ||
| counsel to Governors Preston Smith and Dolph Briscoe and later as an | ||
| assistant attorney for Attorney Generals Mark White and Jim Mattox; | ||
| she and Mr. Ruud subsequently relocated to Washington, D.C., where | ||
| she enjoyed serving as chief legal counsel for U.S. Congressman | ||
| Jake Pickle; after returning to Austin in 1988, she remained active | ||
| with her civic endeavors, and she and her husband traveled the world | ||
| together before his passing in 1997; the later years of her life | ||
| were blessed with the affection of her three grandchildren and two | ||
| great-grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to her loved ones and to the causes | ||
| she held dear, Barbara Ruud touched countless lives during her | ||
| journey on this earth, and she will always be remembered with great | ||
| admiration and affection; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Barbara Ruud and | ||
| extend sincere sympathy to all those 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 Barbara | ||
| Ruud. | ||
| Howard | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2070 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 25, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
