Bill Text: TX HR7 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 7

Bill Title: In memory of Mary Ellen Spiller of Jacksboro.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-03-09 - Reported enrolled [HR7 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HR7-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 7



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Family and friends have suffered an immeasurable
	loss with the passing of Mary Ellen Spiller of Jacksboro on March 7,
	2022, at the age of 87; and
	WHEREAS, The daughter of Guy and Lillian Hutson, the former
	Mary Hutson was born on October 5, 1934, in Grandfield, Oklahoma,
	and grew up with seven older siblings, Weldon, Harold, Raymond,
	Marie, Jerry, Jean, and Joyce; she graduated from Devol High School
	in Cotton County, Oklahoma, and continued her education at
	Draughon's Business College in Wichita Falls; and
	WHEREAS, While living in Wichita Falls, she met her future
	husband, James Spiller, who was stationed at Sheppard Air Force
	Base; the couple married on August 18, 1956, and became the proud
	parents of three children, David, Karen, and Scott; as the years
	passed, Mrs. Spiller had the privilege of seeing her family grow to
	include six grandsons and three great-grandchildren; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Spiller skillfully balanced family life with a
	rewarding career as her husband's legal secretary in his solo
	practice and at Spiller & Spiller in Jacksboro; she also worked for
	Spiller Title for six decades; and
	WHEREAS, Sustained by a strong faith, Mrs. Spiller took an
	active role at First United Methodist Church, teaching Sunday
	school and singing with the choir; moreover, she was a valued member
	of the Business & Professional Women's Club of Jacksboro; and
	WHEREAS, Admired for her kindness, her strength of character,
	and her outgoing personality, Mary Spiller led a caring and
	purposeful life, 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 Mary Ellen Spiller
	and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her
	children, David Spiller and his wife, Ginger, and Karen Forbis and
	her husband, Chris; to her daughter-in-law, Laura Spiller; to her
	grandsons, Mason, Reid, Drew, and Kyle Spiller and Alex and Joel
	Forbis; to her great-grandchildren, John, Carson, and Caroline
	Spiller; and to her other relatives and 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 Mary Ellen
	Spiller.

	Spiller

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 7 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on March 8, 2023.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House