82R11307 RYA-D
By: Veasey H.R. No. 793
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories
of Juanita Maurine Cash of Fort Worth, who passed away on February
11, 2011, at the age of 88; and
WHEREAS, The former Juanita Beaty was born in Mexia on August
20, 1922, to Jack and Norvella Beaty; as a child she moved with her
family to Cleburne, where she graduated from Booker T. Washington
High School; she then continued her education at the Tuskegee
Institute in Alabama, earning a bachelor's degree in home
economics; afterward, she returned to Cleburne and began teaching
at her alma mater; and
WHEREAS, She married James Cash, a machinist with the Texas &
Pacific Railroad, in 1945; the couple enjoyed a rewarding marriage
that spanned four decades and was blessed with two children, James
and Pamela; and
WHEREAS, In 1953 the family relocated to Fort Worth, where
Mrs. Cash was instrumental in establishing the first child day-care
center in the Greenway neighborhood; she eventually resumed her
teaching career and devoted more than 20 years to educating
students in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades at Riverside and
Oakhurst Elementary Schools; a devoted educator, she expected a lot
from her students, and she worked hard to ensure that they developed
the skills and knowledge they needed to succeed; though the demands
she placed on her students initially would make her unpopular, she
was invariably beloved by them by the end of the school year; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Cash began pursuing a master's degree in
education at Texas Christian University in the early 1960s, but due
to segregation, she could not attend classes on campus; she
enrolled in courses taught by TCU faculty at an elementary school
until the university was integrated, after which she finished her
studies on campus and completed her degree; she retired from
teaching in 1985; and
WHEREAS, Juanita Cash lived a caring and purposeful life, and
she will forever be remembered with great admiration and affection
by all who held her close to their hearts; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Juanita Cash and
extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her son,
James Cash, Jr.; to her daughter, Pamela Cash Menzies; to her
stepdaughter, Beverly Curley; to her grandchildren; 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 Juanita
Cash.