Bill Text: TX SR481 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Janice Evelyn Christensen May.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-22 - Reported enrolled [SR481 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR481-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Janice Evelyn Christensen May | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
| commemorates the life of Janice Evelyn Christensen May, who died | ||
| July 10, 2016, at the age of 93; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Janice May was born May 29, 1923, in Walnut Grove, | ||
| Minnesota, to Arnold Christensen and Bernice Schauer Christensen; | ||
| she graduated summa cum laude with a degree in music from the | ||
| University of Minnesota and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa before | ||
| continuing her studies and earning master's and doctoral degrees in | ||
| political science; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She joined the faculty at The University of Texas | ||
| at Austin in 1965 and enjoyed a long and illustrious career as an | ||
| educator and mentor in the Government Department; she served as | ||
| the department's pre-law advisor and internship coordinator and | ||
| was a charter member of the Southwest Association of PreLaw | ||
| Advisors; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. May was recognized as the foremost expert on | ||
| the sprawling, 93,000-word Texas Constitution; several generations | ||
| of legislators, lobbyists, and scholars sought her out for her | ||
| expertise in the ways the document has evolved over time and its | ||
| interpretations by the state's courts; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She was the author of The Texas State Constitution: | ||
| A Reference Guide, the coauthor of two editions of a Texas | ||
| government textbook, and the author or coauthor of five other books | ||
| and 50 journal articles, book chapters, and reference articles, and | ||
| she was in high demand as a speaker for conferences and as a | ||
| consultant for the governing bodies of other states involved in | ||
| amending their constitutions; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. May was active in a number of professional and | ||
| civic organizations, notably the League of Women Voters, for | ||
| which she served on the board of the national organization and as | ||
| president of the local chapter; she was also a longtime member of | ||
| the American Association of University Women and an election | ||
| observer for ABC News; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She married the late Francis Barnes May in 1956, | ||
| and the couple enjoyed more than 50 years of marriage together; | ||
| they took great pleasure in classical music and the opera and | ||
| traveled the world to such destinations as France, the Soviet | ||
| Union, and China; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and compassion, she | ||
| gave generously to others, and her wisdom, her perseverance, and | ||
| her enthusiasm for scholarship and learning will long be remembered | ||
| by all those whose lives she touched; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
| family of Janice Evelyn Christensen May; 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 Janice Evelyn Christensen May. | ||
| Watson | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 22, 2017, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
