Bill Text: TX SR72 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: In memory of Barbara Jean York Hancock.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2023-11-01 - Received by the Secretary of the Senate [SR72 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR72-Introduced.html
| 88S31186 AMB-D | ||
| By: Hughes, et al. | S.R. No. 72 | |
|
|
||
| WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories | ||
| of Barbara Jean York Hancock, who passed away on October 20, 2023, | ||
| at the age of 88; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The only child of Eugene and Elfin "Dolly" York, the | ||
| former Barbara York was born on July 15, 1935, and she grew up in | ||
| Henderson, where she met the love of her life and future husband, | ||
| Dean Hancock; they both attended Kilgore Junior College, and she | ||
| became a member of the Rangerettes; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The couple married in 1955 and went on to settle in | ||
| Fort Worth; in addition to supporting the family business, | ||
| Mrs. Hancock was a devoted mother to her three children, Cary, | ||
| Kelly, and Pattilinn, and with the passing years, her cherished | ||
| family grew to include eight grandchildren and nine | ||
| great-grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Sustained by a deep faith, Mrs. Hancock was an | ||
| active member of her church and served in the youth ministry and | ||
| adult choir; moreover, she and her husband were heavily involved | ||
| with Charles Stanley's In Touch Ministries and often participated | ||
| in the cruises, ran the bookstore, and served as advisors to the | ||
| Stanley family; engaged in her community, Mrs. Hancock also gave | ||
| generously of her time and talents to a number of worthy causes and | ||
| cultivated many lasting friendships though her work with the | ||
| Woman's Club of Fort Worth; in her leisure time, she enjoyed travel | ||
| and such adventurous pursuits as hiking, snow skiing, and | ||
| motorcycle riding in New Mexico; in addition, she was an excellent | ||
| decorator and a gracious hostess, and she and her husband held many | ||
| gatherings in their home and at their Decatur ranch; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Barbara Hancock | ||
| will remember the way she touched their lives with her warmth, her | ||
| kindness, and her cheerful personality, and she will forever hold a | ||
| treasured place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 3rd | ||
| Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Barbara Jean | ||
| York Hancock and extend sincere condolences to the members of her | ||
| family: to her husband, Lester Dean Hancock; to her children, Cary | ||
| Hancock, Kelly Hancock and his wife, Robin, and Patti Priest and her | ||
| husband, Cory; to her grandchildren, Layne Hancock, Chloe Hancock | ||
| Cox, Skylar Hancock Frederick, Laramie Priest, C. J. Hancock | ||
| Thornton, Harrison Hancock, Dakota Priest, and Steelie Priest | ||
| Allison; to her great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives and | ||
| many friends; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this | ||
| day, it do so in memory of Barbara Hancock. | ||
