Bill Text: TX SR129 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Louise Hilma Ballerstedt Raggio.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-01-31 - Reported enrolled [SR129 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR129-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Louise Hilma Ballerstedt Raggio | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins citizens | ||
| across the state in mourning the loss of Louise Hilma Ballerstedt | ||
| Raggio, who died January 23, 2011, at the age of 91; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Austin in 1919, Louise Ballerstedt | ||
| graduated from Austin High School, valedictorian of her class, in | ||
| 1935; she attended The University of Texas at Austin and | ||
| graduated magna cum laude in 1939; and | ||
| WHEREAS, While on a Rockefeller fellowship at American | ||
| University in Washington in 1941, she met and married Grier | ||
| Raggio, a lawyer, who died in 1988; after World War II, she | ||
| attended night school in Dallas and earned her law degree; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Louise Raggio went on to forge a | ||
| precedent-setting legal career by becoming the first female | ||
| assistant district attorney in Dallas County; she also made | ||
| history as the first woman to prosecute a criminal case in the | ||
| county and by winning a criminal case with an all-woman jury; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After joining her husband in private practice, | ||
| she quickly became known for her powerful voice on behalf of | ||
| women's rights and made her mark in Texas legal history by | ||
| becoming the principal force behind the Marital Property Act of | ||
| 1967; the law eliminated an archaic Texas code that legally | ||
| discriminated against Texas women; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A nationally known figure and a pioneer who fought | ||
| against numerous outdated conventions, she was also the author of | ||
| a book, Texas Tornado, and was honored in 1995 by the American Bar | ||
| Association's Commission on Women in the Profession with its | ||
| Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Louise Raggio was an exceptionally gifted woman | ||
| whose vision and strong will opened doors for the women of Texas; | ||
| she was also a woman of high standards who was dedicated to her | ||
| family and friends and who was deeply loved by all who knew her; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An exemplary lady, she gave unselfishly of her | ||
| time to others and made immeasurable and lasting contributions to | ||
| her community and state, and she leaves behind memories that will | ||
| be treasured forever by all who had the good fortune of sharing in | ||
| her life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
| Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
| family of Louise Hilma Ballerstedt Raggio; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
| Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
| memory of Louise Raggio. | ||
| West | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on January 31, 2011, by | ||
| a rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
