82R25218 MDM-D
By: Anderson of McLennan H.R. No. 2236
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Countless lives were touched by the kindness and
generosity of Gladys Virginia Burton of Moody and Waco, who passed
away on April 15, 2011, at the age of 95; and
WHEREAS, Born on October 10, 1915, in McGregor, the former
Gladys Garrett was the third of six children of Walter and Myrtle
Garrett; she grew up on a farm and picked cotton to help her family
weather the Great Depression; after attending Willow Grove School
for 10 years, she graduated from Moody High School in 1933; and
WHEREAS, Gladys Garrett married Clarence Miller Burton in
1936, and the couple shared a devoted union until his passing in
1971; Mrs. Burton was blessed with two daughters, Rita Kay and Linda
Beth, and also with three granddaughters and two
great-granddaughters; her great love for her family revealed itself
in many ways, not least in the months and years that she served as a
caregiver for her mother-in-law, her husband, and her younger
daughter, who predeceased her; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Burton was employed in Moody as a clerk at
several grocery stores and later worked as a nurse technician at the
Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic at Scott & White Hospital in Temple, a
job she enjoyed enormously; she spent two decades at the clinic,
retiring in 1984; and
WHEREAS, This treasured woman contributed to her community as
a lifelong congregant of First Baptist Church, as a board member of
the Moody Cotton Harvest Festival and the Moody Cemetery
Association, as a 10-year volunteer with Meals on Wheels, and as a
member of the Order of the Eastern Star and Friends of the Moody
Library; her public spirit was also evidenced by her assistance
with multiple local elections; and
WHEREAS, In her leisure time, Gladys Burton avidly followed
college and professional football; she also delighted in holding
garage sales, playing 42, a game at which she excelled, and creating
quilts for her family; above all, she loved to travel, and she was
fortunate to visit many destinations in the United States and
abroad; and
WHEREAS, Gladys Burton lived a full, caring, and productive
life, and those who were privileged to share in her love and
friendship will forever remember her with great tenderness and
affection; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Gladys Virginia
Burton and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family:
to her daughter, Rita Kay Ross, and her husband, David; to her
granddaughters, Robin Leigh Ross, Stacy Amanda Maisel and her
husband, Gary, and Lea Whitney Rozell and her husband, Darren; to
her great-granddaughters, Amanda Nicole Maisel and Hannah Grace
Maisel; to her brother, James Garrett; to her son-in-law, Tommy
Walker, and DiAnn, Drew, and Megan; 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 Gladys
Burton.