Bill Text: TX HR34 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Patricia Harlow Pangburn of Irving.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-18 - Reported enrolled [HR34 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR34-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 34 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Patricia Harlow Pangburn of Irving passed away on | ||
| September 17, 2021, at the age of 77, following more than 30 years | ||
| of showing cancer who was the more determined fighter; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born on May 4, 1944, the former Pat Harlow spent her | ||
| early childhood in Alton, Illinois; she attended high school in | ||
| North Texas and quickly set about making state politics more fair | ||
| and more fun; a staunch Democrat, she brought to countless | ||
| campaigns both iron-willed idealism and formidable skill as a | ||
| fundraiser and street-smart strategist; she took on the powerful | ||
| with gusto and relished opportunities to facilitate the rise of | ||
| women in Texas Democratic politics; in 1990, she played a key role | ||
| in the successful gubernatorial run of Ann Richards, who later | ||
| appointed her chair of the Texas Racing Commission; while | ||
| recognizing the impact of public policy, she also found politics | ||
| wildly amusing and loved to laugh at the foibles of its | ||
| practitioners, whether her opponents or herself; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She met her future husband, Dr. Howard Pangburn, | ||
| when she was a college student seeking a quick filling at the dental | ||
| school; they married in 1967 and lived in Turkey during his military | ||
| service; after settling in Southlake and then Irving, Ms. Pangburn | ||
| raised two children, Leslie and Brent, in between political battles | ||
| and sudden skirmishes with ideological adversaries; every year, she | ||
| and her husband reprised their first date at the opening day of the | ||
| Texas State Fair; she eventually became the proud grandmother of | ||
| Carson and Addison, and when not vacationing with them, she loved | ||
| sending them silly videos and having long FaceTime chats; endowed | ||
| with remarkable people skills, she cultivated an ever-widening | ||
| circle of friends, among them the members of the Pat PAC, a rowdy | ||
| lunch and politics group known for its ability to empty nearby | ||
| restaurant tables; she knew everything about everyone and delighted | ||
| in connecting like-minded individuals, as well as helping friends, | ||
| neighbors, and even casual acquaintances through failed romances, | ||
| family feuds, professional disasters, and personal crises; in | ||
| addition, she doted on her many pets, including H. Ross Parrot, | ||
| taught to do a memorable impression of his namesake, and Motts III, | ||
| an adored and adoring Bouvier des Flandres; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Pat Pangburn worked tirelessly to make the world a | ||
| better place while brightening the days of all who knew her, and | ||
| they will forever treasure their memories of time spent in her | ||
| company; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of | ||
| Patricia Harlow Pangburn and extend sincere sympathy to her loved | ||
| ones; 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 Pat | ||
| Pangburn. | ||
| Turner of Tarrant | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 34 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
| vote of the House on October 14, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
