Bill Text: TX HR2277 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Martha Gay Kokernot Ratliff of Austin.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2277 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2277-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2277 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to | ||
| a close with the passing of Martha Gay Kokernot Ratliff of Austin on | ||
| April 21, 2023, at the age of 80; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The daughter of Rosemary Kibbe Breeden Kokernot and | ||
| Frederick David Kokernot Jr., the former Gay Kokernot was born on | ||
| November 2, 1942; during her early childhood, she lived on her | ||
| family's ranch in Gonzales County, and she later grew up in Cuero, | ||
| Victoria, and Austin; she attended The University of Texas at | ||
| Austin, where she pledged Kappa Alpha Theta; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Ratliff founded an interior design company, | ||
| and over the years, her work was featured in numerous national | ||
| publications; a dedicated champion for the arts and for historic | ||
| preservation, she played an instrumental role in restoring the | ||
| Paramount Theatre and establishing the Austin Lyric Opera; she was | ||
| also a member of the Texas Historical Commission, and she was | ||
| involved in the Texas Main Street Program; in addition, she gave | ||
| generously of her time and talents to the National Trust for | ||
| Historic Preservation, Preservation Austin, and Friends of the | ||
| Governor's Mansion; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Ratliff enjoyed the love | ||
| and support of her husband, Shannon Harrison Ratliff, with whom she | ||
| shared nearly six decades, and she took great pride in their | ||
| children, Shannon, Rosemary, and Claire, and their grandchildren, | ||
| Caroline and Shannon; she loved spending time with friends and | ||
| family, caring for her pets, and tending to her garden; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Gay Ratliff lived a life that was rich in personal | ||
| and professional achievements, and she will forever be a source of | ||
| inspiration to those she leaves behind; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Martha Gay Kokernot | ||
| Ratliff and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of her family: | ||
| to her husband, Shannon Harrison Ratliff; to her children, Shannon | ||
| Harrison Ratliff II and his wife, Rémi, Rosemary Kokernot Ratliff | ||
| Harris and her husband, August, and Claire Elizabeth Kokernot | ||
| Ratliff; to her grandchildren, Caroline Abbott Ratliff and Shannon | ||
| Harrison Ratliff III; to her sister, Joy Kokernot; 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 Gay | ||
| Ratliff. | ||
| Howard | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2277 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 29, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
