Bill Text: TX HR48 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Judy Clifton Bowman Pitts of Nacogdoches.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-11 - Reported enrolled [HR48 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR48-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 48 |
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WHEREAS, East Texas lost a renowned civil servant with the | ||
passing of Judy Clifton Bowman Pitts of Nacogdoches on February 7, | ||
2018, at the age of 65; and | ||
WHEREAS, The former Judy Clifton was born on September 14, | ||
1952, in Nacogdoches to W. T. and Alma Clifton, and she grew up with | ||
the companionship of three siblings, Neal, Patti, and June; she | ||
graduated from Central Heights High School and continued her | ||
education at Stephen F. Austin State University and Texas A&M | ||
University, where she earned a degree in elementary education; and | ||
WHEREAS, In the course of her career with Child Protective | ||
Services of Texas that spanned more than four decades, Mrs. Pitts | ||
made a positive difference in the lives of countless children and | ||
families across the state; she served as the director of Regions 4 | ||
and 5, and she received numerous accolades for her exemplary public | ||
service; named Administrator of the Year by the Texas Foster Family | ||
Association, she was also accorded the Team and Integrity Award | ||
from the Department of Family and Protective Services, the | ||
Children's Partnership Vision Award from the DFPS commissioner, and | ||
the Guardian Angel Award; moreover, she was recognized by the Black | ||
Adoption Counsel of Southern Texas and the Casey Family Programs; | ||
in addition to her duties with CPS, she dedicated her time to | ||
performing volunteer work, and she was an active member of First | ||
United Methodist Church; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Pitts enjoyed the love and support of her | ||
husband, Milton, and they shared a rewarding marriage of 27 years; | ||
she took great pride in her sons, Carson and Charley, and she had | ||
the pleasure of seeing her family grow to include a grandson, | ||
Bryson; and | ||
WHEREAS, An exceptional woman who devoted her life to | ||
children in need, Judy Pitts leaves behind a record of good works | ||
that will long resonate in the Nacogdoches community and beyond; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor the memory of Judy Clifton Bowman Pitts | ||
and extend sincere sympathy to all 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 Judy | ||
Clifton Bowman Pitts. | ||
Clardy | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 48 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
vote of the House on March 6, 2019. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||