Bill Text: TX HR896 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Elizabeth May "Betsy" Warren of Austin.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-11 - Reported enrolled [HR896 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR896-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 896 |
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WHEREAS, A life lived with joy and purpose drew to a close on | ||
December 18, 2018, with the passing of Elizabeth May Warren of | ||
Austin at the age of 102; and | ||
WHEREAS, The daughter of Albert and Ethel Avery, the former | ||
Betsy Avery was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on January 27, 1916, | ||
and grew up with three siblings, Margery, Marian, and Albert; after | ||
completing her degree in art education at Miami University in Ohio, | ||
she attended the Art Institute of Chicago; she married William S. | ||
"Bill" Warren III in 1942, while he was stationed in Boston with the | ||
U.S. Navy, and after World War II, they lived in Columbia, Missouri, | ||
and Childress before settling in Austin in 1950; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Warrens were blessed with three sons, Bill, | ||
Steve, and Mark, and a daughter, Missy; while raising them, | ||
Mrs. Warren also gave piano lessons to local youngsters, and she | ||
wrote and illustrated children's books for Steck Publishing | ||
Company; she developed a deep love of Texas history, and she | ||
published note cards with her sketches of historic buildings, as | ||
well as dozens of books on the state's heritage that are still sold | ||
today at various cultural sites; in addition, she made a quilt | ||
depicting important Texas historical eras and used it to illustrate | ||
the many presentations she gave at schools; the Briscoe Center for | ||
American History now holds the quilt in its permanent collection; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1971, Mrs. Warren received the Texas Institute of | ||
Letters Award for Best Children's Book for Indians Who Lived in | ||
Texas; she went on to launch her own company, RanchGate, to | ||
distribute her books; after her husband's death in 1992, | ||
Mrs. Warren continued to write about Texas history, and she was a | ||
featured author at the inaugural Texas Book Festival; moreover, she | ||
volunteered at the Lifetime Learning Institute at the Bullock Texas | ||
State History Museum; she remained a popular piano teacher, and for | ||
more than three decades she was the organist for her church, | ||
Westminster Presbyterian; through the years, she welcomed into her | ||
cherished family 7 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, A gentle, gracious woman of many talents, Betsy | ||
Warren enriched the lives of innumerable people, and those who held | ||
her dear will forever remember the warmth and kindness she brought | ||
into their lives; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Elizabeth May | ||
Warren and extend sincere condolences 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 Betsy | ||
Warren. | ||
Howard | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 896 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on April 10, 2019. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||