Bill Text: TX SR52 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Golda Mae Caston Sykes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-12 - Reported enrolled [SR52 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR52-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Golda Mae Caston Sykes | ||
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
commemorates the life of Golda Mae Caston Sykes, who died May 25, | ||
2013; and | ||
WHEREAS, Golda Sykes was born in San Francisco to Milton | ||
Kash and Ereva Mae Greenwell Caston; she graduated in 1963 from | ||
Buchser High School in Santa Clara, California, where she was an | ||
honor student and a cheerleader; and | ||
WHEREAS, She grew up in a military family and traveled | ||
around the world as a young woman; while living in Anchorage, | ||
Alaska, she met her husband, the late Robert Lee Sykes, and they | ||
married on December 25, 1964; and | ||
WHEREAS, The couple traveled throughout the country while | ||
Mr. Sykes served in the United States Army; they raised two | ||
children, and when Golda became disenchanted with the education | ||
her children were receiving, she began a regimen of | ||
homeschooling; she went on to establish the Sykes Academy in Fort | ||
Worth to serve other families whose children struggled with | ||
mainstream education; and | ||
WHEREAS, A devout Christian who practiced her faith in her | ||
daily life, she held numerous positions within the Church of | ||
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including that of Primary | ||
president, Relief Society president, Young Women president, and | ||
Youth Seminary teacher; and | ||
WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and compassion, she | ||
gave generously to others, and her wisdom, warmth, and valued | ||
counsel will not be forgotten; and | ||
WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, | ||
and she leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by | ||
her family and many friends; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, | ||
83rd Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere | ||
condolences to the bereaved family of Golda Mae Caston Sykes; | ||
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 Golda Mae Caston Sykes. | ||
Davis | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on June 12, 2013, by a | ||
rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |