SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 769
In Memory
of
Willye Stene Witcher Perry Williams
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
commemorates the life of longtime educator Willye Stene Witcher
Perry Williams, who died April 7, 2009, at the age of 64; and
WHEREAS, She was born Willye Stene Witcher in Henderson,
Texas, on March 8, 1945; she chose education as her life's
vocation because she always liked helping people learn; she
earned a bachelor of science degree in education from The
University of Texas at Austin in 1967; and
WHEREAS, She began her career in Gary, Indiana, as a
special education teacher; she relocated to Los Angeles, where
she held varied assignments as an educator and received wide
recognition for her outstanding talents, being named Teacher of
the Year and receiving an Exceptional Teacher Award; and
WHEREAS, She also continued her education in California;
she earned a master's degree in education and took advanced
courses at Pepperdine University and Chapman College; and
WHEREAS, Willye Stene Williams retired from the Los
Angeles Unified School District in 2000 and continued to work as
a substitute teacher for the next eight years; and
WHEREAS, She was an educator, humanitarian, and a devout
Christian, whose faith continued to grow over the years; she
loved traveling; she went to West Africa with the family of Alex
Haley and traveled to various parts of Europe and on many
cruises; she will be dearly missed by all who knew her; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Willye Stene
Witcher Perry Williams and extend sincere condolences to her
bereaved family; 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 Willye Stene Williams.
Ellis
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on April 29, 2009, by a
rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate