Bill Text: TX SR46 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Judith Mary Pickle Lancaster.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-08-04 - Reported enrolled [SR46 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR46-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Judith Mary Pickle Lancaster | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
| commemorates the life of Judith Mary Pickle Lancaster, who died | ||
| March 17, 2021, at the age of 102; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Judith Lancaster was born on March 6, 1919; she | ||
| grew up in Big Spring, where she was named Most Popular Girl in | ||
| her 1936 graduating class at Big Spring High School; she went on | ||
| to earn a degree from The University of Texas at Austin; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After her graduation, she worked on the war effort | ||
| in West Texas, and she married Jonathan Lancaster in 1943; their | ||
| children, Diantha Alspaugh, Meredith Lancaster, and David | ||
| Lancaster, were a source of much pride and joy for her, and she | ||
| was blessed with seven grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, | ||
| and a great-great-grandchild; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Once Judith's children reached school age, she | ||
| began a fulfilling, 30-year career as a teacher; after her | ||
| retirement in 1982, she and Jonathan moved to Austin and were | ||
| active in a wide range of area organizations, including Meals On | ||
| Wheels, the First United Methodist Church, and the LAMP program | ||
| at The University of Texas at Austin; a lifelong progressive | ||
| Democrat, Judith was extremely gratified at the election of the | ||
| nation's first African American president; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A woman of courage, grace, and generosity, she | ||
| gave unselfishly to others, and she will long be remembered for | ||
| her loving spirit and her enthusiasm for living each day to the | ||
| fullest; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, | ||
| and she leaves behind memories that will be cherished forever by | ||
| her family and many friends; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere | ||
| condolences to the bereaved family of Judith Mary Pickle | ||
| Lancaster; 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 Judith Lancaster. | ||
| Eckhardt | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on August 4, 2021, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
