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