Bill Text: TX HR96 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Yancy Williams of Livingston.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-19 - Reported enrolled [HR96 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR96-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 96 | ||
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| WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Yancy Williams of | ||
| Livingston were deeply saddened by his death on October 5, 2021, at | ||
| the age of 54; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Yancy Williams was born in Houston on August 18, | ||
| 1967, to Ed Williams and Henrietta Patterson, and he grew up with | ||
| the companionship of four siblings, Chadrick, Pattie, Keisha, and | ||
| Ora; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Williams | ||
| enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1983 and the Army Reserve in | ||
| 1993; over the course of his military career, he served in | ||
| Operations Desert Storm, Desert Shield, and Iraqi Freedom; he went | ||
| on to work as a line technician with Sam Houston Electric | ||
| Cooperative for 30 years; deeply dedicated to his community, he was | ||
| also a firefighter with the Livingston Volunteer Fire Department; | ||
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| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Williams enjoyed the love | ||
| and support of his wife, Tammy, and he took great pride in his | ||
| children, Crystal and Yancy; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Yancy Williams lived a caring and purposeful life, | ||
| and he leaves behind a record of service that his loved ones can | ||
| remember with pride; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
| of Yancy Williams and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of | ||
| his family: to his wife, Tammy Williams; to his children, Crystal | ||
| LeeAnn Williams and Yancy Williams; to his stepfather, Willie Roy | ||
| Patterson; to his siblings, Chadrick Kyle Williams, Pattie | ||
| Patterson Jackson, Keisha Joseph, and Ora Stevenson; to his | ||
| mother-in-law and father-in-law, Vivian and Frank Henry; to his | ||
| siblings-in-law, Tangela Taylor and Andrea Scott; and to his other | ||
| relatives and friends; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Yancy | ||
| Williams. | ||
| White | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 96 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
| vote of the House on October 14, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
