Bill Text: TX SR72 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Marilyn Antoinette Walton.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-14 - Reported enrolled [SR72 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR72-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Marilyn Antoinette Walton | ||
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
commemorates the life of Marilyn Antoinette Walton, who died | ||
September 7, 2021, at the age of 71; and | ||
WHEREAS, Marilyn Walton was born on March 1, 1950, and she | ||
was raised by her parents on a firm foundation of love, laughter, | ||
and learning in the Fairpark and Singing Hills neighborhoods of | ||
Dallas; she discovered and explored her dynamic musical talents | ||
as a young girl, and she went on to develop a six-octave vocal | ||
range that captivated audiences around the globe; and | ||
WHEREAS, Marilyn earned a bachelor of science degree from | ||
Elmhurst College and a master's degree in political science from | ||
The University of Texas at Arlington; she spent her days in the | ||
late 1970s teaching history at John McDonough High School in the | ||
New Orleans Parish School System and her nights performing at | ||
jazz clubs in the French Quarter and Tremé; and | ||
WHEREAS, The esteemed vocalist displayed her incredible | ||
skill by performing on stages across the Americas, Europe, and | ||
China; she also lived in Russia for several years working as an | ||
administrative liaison for the United States, teaching opera for | ||
the Russian Ministry of the Arts, and serving a residency as the | ||
chief vocalist for the Russian Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra; and | ||
WHEREAS, Marilyn found additional success as a | ||
businesswoman through her management of the Marilyn Walton | ||
Entertainment Group; she was a devoted advocate for social and | ||
economic justice and a favored performer at the First Baptist | ||
Church of Dallas, and she remained a loyal member of Alpha Kappa | ||
Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, throughout her life; and | ||
WHEREAS, A woman of incomparable grace, talent, and | ||
charm, Marilyn Walton was a treasured Texan and a cherished | ||
friend to many; she will long be remembered with respect and | ||
admiration by all who were privileged 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 Marilyn Antoinette Walton; | ||
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 Marilyn Antoinette Walton. | ||
West | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on October 14, 2021, by | ||
a rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |