Bill Text: TX HR913 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Gladys Ruth Looten of Carson County.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-11 - Reported enrolled [HR913 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR913-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 913 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
| passing of Gladys Ruth Looten on March 13, 2021, at the age of 92; | ||
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| WHEREAS, The fourth of 11 children, the former Gladys Detten | ||
| was born in Carson County on January 13, 1929, to Leo and Clara | ||
| Detten; a longtime resident of Panhandle, she graduated from | ||
| Panhandle High School in 1946, and the following year, she was | ||
| joined in matrimony to Archie Looten, with whom she shared a | ||
| rewarding union that spanned 68 years, until his passing in 2016; | ||
| she became the proud mother of seven children, Kathy, Clara, | ||
| Teresa, JoAnn, James, Carl, and Dan, and with the passing years, she | ||
| had the pleasure of seeing her family grow to include numerous | ||
| grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Active in her community, Ms. Looten was a docent at | ||
| the Carson County Square House Museum, a member of the Liberty Club, | ||
| and a 4-H leader for many years; moreover, she was a valued | ||
| parishioner of St. Theresa's Catholic Church, where she served as a | ||
| member of the parish council, altar society, and diocesan finance | ||
| council; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although Gladys Looten is greatly missed, this | ||
| beloved woman has left her family and friends with many cherished | ||
| memories, and she will forever hold a special place in their hearts; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Gladys Ruth Looten and | ||
| extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her | ||
| daughters, Kathy Krile and her husband, Tom, Clara Lively, Teresa | ||
| Sarzynski and her husband, Mike, and JoAnn Cox and her husband, | ||
| Jeff; to her sons, James Looten and his wife, Priscilla, Carl Looten | ||
| and his wife, Angela, and Dan Looten and his wife, Patricia; to her | ||
| sisters, Anna Marie Wink, Blanche Koetting, Alice Kuehler, and | ||
| Irene Lewis and her husband, Ashby; to her brother, Paul Detten, and | ||
| his wife, Evelyn; to her 17 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, | ||
| and 17 godchildren; 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 Gladys | ||
| Looten. | ||
| Price | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 913 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 8, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
