Bill Text: TX HR2080 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: In memory of Dr. Lucy Therese Scarbrough of El Paso.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-03 - Reported enrolled [HR2080 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR2080-Introduced.html
Bill Title: In memory of Dr. Lucy Therese Scarbrough of El Paso.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-03 - Reported enrolled [HR2080 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR2080-Introduced.html
87R30586 JGH-D | ||
By: Moody | H.R. No. 2080 |
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WHEREAS, The city of El Paso lost a gifted musician and | ||
educator with the death of Dr. Lucy Scarbrough on June 13, 2020, at | ||
the age of 92; and | ||
WHEREAS, A native of New Mexico, the former Lucy Therese | ||
Ardans studied piano at the American Conservatory of Music in | ||
Chicago, where she earned numerous prizes and awards, and went on to | ||
teach at Chicago Musical College and perform as a soloist with the | ||
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Evanston Symphony Orchestra; she | ||
married Paul Scarbrough, and the couple shared many rewarding years | ||
together before his passing in 2009; they first settled in | ||
Albuquerque, where Dr. Scarbrough taught at St. Pius X High School, | ||
established the Albuquerque Interparochial Choir, and served as | ||
music director of the Albuquerque Light Opera Company; the couple | ||
became the proud parents of four children, Paul, Mark, Sue Ann, and | ||
Ginger, and through the years, Dr. Scarbrough was further blessed | ||
with nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dr. Scarbrough and her family eventually moved to El | ||
Paso, where she spent the rest of her life; she was active as a | ||
musical theater director, as the accompanist for the Antonio Triana | ||
Flamenco Troupe, as the organist for St. Matthew Catholic Parish | ||
and St. Patrick Cathedral, and as a founder of Opera a la Carte, | ||
which eventually became the El Paso Opera Company; she was also | ||
associated for many years with El Paso Community College, where she | ||
touched the lives of thousands of students in the classroom and | ||
established the EPCC Arts Festival, the El Paso Civic Orchestra, | ||
and the El Paso Chopin Piano Festival; and | ||
WHEREAS, Throughout her career, Dr. Scarbrough was highly | ||
acclaimed by critics and audiences alike for her powerful | ||
performances at the piano, and she was recognized for her artistic | ||
contributions by the president of the United States, the governor | ||
of Texas, and the Vatican; her accolades include the Minnie Stevens | ||
Piper Professor Award, the Burlington Resources Foundation | ||
Teaching Award, the Hispanic Heritage Award, and the National | ||
Teaching Excellence Award from The University of Texas at Austin, | ||
among many others; and | ||
WHEREAS, Lucy Scarbrough lived a rich and purposeful life | ||
dedicated to sharing the gift of music, and she leaves behind a | ||
legacy of achievement, artistry, and civic engagement that her | ||
loved ones can remember with pride; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dr. Lucy Therese | ||
Scarbrough and extend heartfelt sympathy to her 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 Dr. Lucy | ||
Scarbrough. |