Bill Text: TX SR823 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Shirley June Lee.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-24 - Reported enrolled [SR823 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR823-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Shirley June Lee | ||
WHEREAS, Countless lives were touched by the kindness and | ||
generosity of Shirley June Lee of Tyler, who passed away on May | ||
12, 2019, at the age of 78; and | ||
WHEREAS, The daughter of W. C. and Leola McElroy, the | ||
former Shirley McElroy was born in Dallas on June 22, 1940, and | ||
she grew up in Midlothian with three sisters, Sandy, Sherry, and | ||
Shanna; she graduated as salutatorian of the Midlothian High | ||
School Class of 1958; two years later, she married her high | ||
school sweetheart, James Lee; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Lee and her husband shared a supportive and | ||
rewarding marriage before his passing, and she took great pride | ||
in their sons, Greg, John, Robert, and the late Jeff Lee; with the | ||
passing years, she welcomed into her family eight grandchildren, | ||
Chase, Caitlin, Anna, Reagan, Jacob, James, Jordan, and Peyton, | ||
and two great-grandchildren, Ella and Audrey; and | ||
WHEREAS, A woman of deep faith, she attended First United | ||
Methodist Church while residing in Henderson, serving on several | ||
boards and committees and with the United Methodist Women, the | ||
Women's Forum, and the Renaissance Club; after relocating to | ||
Tyler in 1983, she joined Pollard United Methodist Church and | ||
went on to hold leadership positions on a number of church boards | ||
and committees and with United Methodist Women, and she | ||
participated in Pollard's Builder's Sunday school class; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Lee further enriched her community as a | ||
member of the Tyler Women's Forum, the Tuesday Reading Club, and | ||
the Lunch Bunch and as a volunteer with the United Way, the | ||
Salvation Army, and Creative Kids Learning Center; in her spare | ||
time, she enjoyed reading, playing mahjong, attending events at | ||
the Tyler Civic Theatre and the UT Tyler Cowan Center, and above | ||
all else, cherishing the company of loved ones; and | ||
WHEREAS, Shirley Lee led a caring and purposeful life, and | ||
her loss is keenly felt by all who were touched by her affection | ||
and friendship; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Shirley June Lee | ||
and extend heartfelt sympathy to her 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 Shirley June Lee. | ||
Hughes | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on May 24, 2019, by a | ||
rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |