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1	1	H.R. No. 2541
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Hester
6	6	Beck Willis of Waco, who passed away on May 6, 2009, at the age of
7	7	85; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Born on February 1, 1924, in Waco, Hester Beck was
9	9	the only child of Roy and Bessie Beck; she graduated from her
10	10	hometown high school with the Class of 1941, earned bachelor's and
11	11	master's degrees from Baylor University, and went on to teach in the
12	12	La Vega, Dallas, and Waco school systems; and
13	13	WHEREAS, She exchanged the vows of matrimony with John Todd
14	14	Willis, Jr., on February 2, 1952, at a ceremony held at the Austin
15	15	Avenue United Methodist Church in Waco; Mrs. Willis and her husband
16	16	became the proud parents of two children and shared a rewarding
17	17	marriage until his passing; and
18	18	WHEREAS, A life member of United Methodist Women, Mrs. Willis
19	19	served her fellow congregants at Austin Avenue UMC as a member of
20	20	the administrative and stewards' boards and as a Sunday school
21	21	teacher for the Primary I Department and the Friendship Class; this
22	22	engaged citizen was a member of the Sterling C. Robertson Chapter of
23	23	the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, the Henry Downs Chapter of
24	24	the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution,
25	25	Chapter BF of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, and the Mary Milam Garden Club,
26	26	and she held a life membership with the Friends of the Waco-McLennan
27	27	County Library; and
28	28	WHEREAS, A kind and caring woman, Hester Willis left an
29	29	indelible impression on the lives of all who shared in her love and
30	30	friendship, and they will forever carry her close in their hearts;
31	31	now, therefore, be it
32	32	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
33	33	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Hester Beck Willis
34	34	and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her
35	35	sons, Dr. T. Bradford Willis and David Parker Willis, Sr., and his
36	36	wife, Carol; to her grandchildren, David Parker Willis, Jr., and
37	37	Laura Anne Willis; and to her other relatives and friends; and, be
38	38	it further
39	39	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
40	40	prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
41	41	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Hester Beck
42	42	Willis.
43	43	Dunnam
44	44	______________________________
45	45	Speaker of the House
46	46	I certify that H.R. No. 2541 was unanimously adopted by a
47	47	rising vote of the House on May 31, 2009.
48	48	______________________________
49	49	Chief Clerk of the House