Bill Text: TX SR110 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Baker Pattillo.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-01 - Reported enrolled [SR110 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR110-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Baker Pattillo | ||
WHEREAS, The citizens of Nacogdoches are mourning the loss | ||
of Dr. Baker Pattillo, president of Stephen F. Austin State | ||
University, who passed away on December 29, 2018, at the age of | ||
75; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of Leroy and Mauree Pattillo, Baker | ||
Pattillo was born in Camden on June 22, 1943; he grew up with the | ||
companionship of a sister, Carolyn, and he attended Arp High | ||
School, where he excelled at football and was a member of the | ||
newspaper staff; he continued his education at Stephen F. Austin | ||
State University, earning his bachelor's and master's degrees, | ||
and he later received a Ph.D. in educational administration from | ||
Texas A&M University; and | ||
WHEREAS, Embarking on an illustrious career at the | ||
university, Dr. Pattillo was named assistant director of | ||
placement and financial aid in 1966 and was promoted to director | ||
in 1970; in the ensuing years, he rose through the ranks of the | ||
university's administration, serving as dean of student services | ||
and as vice president of university affairs; he became interim | ||
president in 2006 and was appointed president in 2007; and | ||
WHEREAS, During more than 11 years at the university's | ||
helm, Dr. Pattillo oversaw some $425 million in campus projects, | ||
including the opening of the Richard and Lucille DeWitt School of | ||
Nursing and the Early Childhood Research Center; under his | ||
guidance, the university also reached a record enrollment of | ||
13,144 students in 2018; in recognition of his outstanding | ||
service, the school's Baker Pattillo Student Center was named in | ||
his honor; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Dr. Pattillo enjoyed the | ||
love and support of his wife, Janice, with whom he shared a | ||
rewarding marriage that spanned more than five decades; he was a | ||
devoted father to his daughter, Paige, and he took great pride in | ||
his grandson, Jackson; and | ||
WHEREAS, Baker Pattillo lived a life that was rich in | ||
personal and professional achievements, and his contributions to | ||
his campus and community will be remembered and appreciated for | ||
many years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
Legislature, hereby pay tribute be to the memory of Dr. Baker | ||
Pattillo and extend sincere sympathy to all who mourn his | ||
passing; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns | ||
this day, it do so in memory of Dr. Baker Pattillo. | ||
Hughes | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on February 1, 2019, by | ||
a rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |