Bill Text: TX SR423 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Tracy Lewis Curtis of Austin.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-02 - Reported enrolled [SR423 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR423-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Tracy Lewis Curtis | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the | ||
| citizens of Austin in mourning the loss of Tracy Lewis Curtis, | ||
| who died January 28, 2011, at the age of 67; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Tracy Curtis was born May 11, 1943, on Coronado | ||
| Island, California; she grew up in Amarillo and graduated from | ||
| Amarillo High School before going on to earn a degree in history | ||
| from The University of Texas in 1965; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She returned to Austin in 1974 and became the | ||
| first director of promotions at Texas Monthly, where she met | ||
| Gregory Curtis; the couple married in 1975, and began a life of | ||
| love and mutual respect together; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She was completely devoted to her children, | ||
| willing to leave work at a moment's notice to attend to their | ||
| needs; firm but generous, she served as their best friend and | ||
| confidant throughout her life; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She was a gracious hostess with renowned cooking | ||
| skills and the ability to make each guest feel special; her | ||
| devoted circle of friends included her book club, her Monday | ||
| breakfast group, and the memorable Jelly Girls of Mississippi; | ||
| she was also active in community affairs as a member of the Junior | ||
| League, the altar guild at All Saints' Episcopal Church and the | ||
| board of Saint Andrews School; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Curtis had an entrepreneurial spirit and | ||
| created several businesses, including a cooking school for | ||
| children and a service that shepherded authors throughout the | ||
| city on book tours; later in life, she returned to school and | ||
| earned a degree in interior design; she became a member of the | ||
| American Society of Interior Designers and founded 3 Fold Design, | ||
| an award-winning firm; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and compassion, she | ||
| gave unselfishly to others, and her graciousness, her unerring | ||
| sense of style, and her enthusiasm for living each day to the | ||
| fullest will not be forgotten by those who knew her; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, she | ||
| leaves behind countless treasured memories of her life and her | ||
| many achievements; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
| Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
| family of Tracy Lewis Curtis: her husband, Gregory Curtis; her | ||
| children, Elizabeth Essary White, Ann Quentin White, Vivian Reed | ||
| Potterf, and Gregory Benson Curtis, Jr.; her mother, Shirley | ||
| Oliver Lewis; her sister, Sally Strickland; and her three | ||
| grandchildren; 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 Tracy Lewis Curtis. | ||
| Watson | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 2, 2011, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
