Bill Text: TX SR52 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Myrtle Cecil "Myrcel" Woodcock Britton.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-05 - Reported enrolled [SR52 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR52-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Myrcel Britton | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
| commemorates the life of Myrtle Cecil "Myrcel" Woodcock Britton, | ||
| who died August 16, 2021, at the age of 101; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Myrcel Woodcock was born in Parsons, Kansas, on | ||
| July 19, 1920; she grew up in Dearborn, Michigan, where she had | ||
| the opportunity to meet both Thomas Edison and Henry Ford and to | ||
| attend a dance school underwritten by Mr. Ford; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Myrcel later moved to Ypsilanti, Michigan, where | ||
| she was an active member of Forrest Avenue Baptist Church; her | ||
| many responsibilities there included serving as a Sunday school | ||
| teacher, as president of the Ypsilanti Child Study Club, and as a | ||
| member of the church Hostess Committee; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Myrcel married Fred J. Britton, and in 1965, they | ||
| moved to Paris, Texas; she became an active member of the First | ||
| Baptist Church and enjoyed teaching Sunbeams; after Fred's | ||
| death, she moved to Beaumont and joined the Westgate Memorial | ||
| Baptist Church congregation; she later settled in Burnet and | ||
| Marble Falls, where she was a member of the First Baptist Church | ||
| Marble Falls; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Wherever she resided, this esteemed community | ||
| leader gave generously of her time to local civic organizations | ||
| and was a loyal member of her local Republican Party; she loved | ||
| gardening and entertaining, and she used her skills as a knitter | ||
| and quilter to bring joy to new parents, wounded soldiers, and | ||
| the elderly; she also supported many missionary families over the | ||
| years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Myrcel Britton was a devoted mother to three | ||
| children, and she was blessed with three grandchildren and two | ||
| great-grandchildren; she practiced her faith joyfully and was | ||
| known for her selflessness, and she will long be remembered with | ||
| fondness and admiration by all who were blessed to share in her | ||
| life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby extend sincere | ||
| condolences to the bereaved family of Myrtle Cecil Woodcock | ||
| Britton; 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 Myrcel Britton. | ||
| Buckingham | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on October 5, 2021, by | ||
| a rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
