Bill Text: TX SR29 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Betty Wade Arnold.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-19 - Reported enrolled [SR29 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR29-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Betty Wade Arnold | ||
WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Betty Wade Arnold of | ||
Tyler were deeply saddened by her death on September 16, 2023, at | ||
the age of 82; and | ||
WHEREAS, The daughter of Virginia McKinney and Morris S. | ||
Wade, the former Betty Wade was born in Kilgore on January 26, | ||
1941, and she grew up with the companionship of a brother, Max; | ||
she attended Tyler High School, where she was a cheerleader; and | ||
WHEREAS, She met the love of her life, Milton Arnold, while | ||
participating in a hayride at her church, and the couple shared a | ||
rewarding marriage that spanned nearly six and a half decades; | ||
Mrs. Arnold was the proud mother of two children, Amy and Wade, | ||
and she experienced the joy of seeing her treasured family grow | ||
to include four grandchildren, Justin, Heather, Addison, and | ||
Davis, as well as three great-grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, For 27 years, Mrs. Arnold worked for the Tyler | ||
Independent School District; she initially served on the staff | ||
at Clarkston Elementary School, and she later became executive | ||
secretary to the head of elementary education; active in her | ||
community, she volunteered with her husband for Meals on | ||
Wheels and the West Erwin Benevolence Center; she was also a | ||
charter member of Glenwood Church of Christ, and at the time of | ||
her passing, she was actively involved with the Shiloh Road | ||
Church of Christ; above all else, she enjoyed spending time | ||
with loved ones and friends, and she delighted in opening her | ||
home to host holiday celebrations and other special events; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although Betty Arnold is deeply missed, those who | ||
held her dear will forever remember the warmth and kindness she | ||
brought into their lives; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
of Betty Wade Arnold and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members | ||
of her family: to her husband, Milton Arnold; to her daughter, | ||
Amy Clark, and her husband, Joe; to her son, Wade Arnold, and his | ||
wife, Amber; to her grandchildren, Justin Clark and his wife, | ||
Rebekah, Heather Clark, Addison Arnold, and Davis Arnold; to her | ||
great-grandchildren; to her nephew, Randy Wade, and his wife, | ||
Sherril; to her sister-in-law, Ann Krum; and to her other | ||
relatives and many friends; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns | ||
this day, it do so in memory of Betty Wade Arnold. | ||
Hughes | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on October 19, 2023, by | ||
a rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |