82S10151 MGR-D
By: Hilderbran H.R. No. 52
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may serve
to comfort the loved ones of Elizabeth Ann Liggett of Kerrville, who
passed away on May 22, 2011, at the age of 87; and
WHEREAS, Born on October 27, 1923, in Glenham, New York, to
Michael and Anna Macuga, the former Betty Macuga was the youngest of
seven children; she grew up in East Douglas, Massachusetts, and
attended the Villa Sacred Heart academy in Pennsylvania before
graduating as salutatorian from East Douglas High School; she met
Dr. Charles Lee Liggett, Sr., while enrolled in nursing school at
Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, and the two went on to
share a 67-year marriage and raise four children, Judy, Charles,
Scott, and Kent; and
WHEREAS, The Liggetts settled in Baytown in 1951 and enjoyed
nearly three decades there, during which time they were active in
Trinity Episcopal Church; Mrs. Liggett and her husband eventually
retired to Kerrville, where they joined St. Peter's Episcopal
Church; Mrs. Liggett was an active member of Riverhill Country Club
and volunteered at St. Peter's Cottage Shop, and she took pleasure
in reading, traveling, and gardening; and
WHEREAS, A woman of strong faith who loved to care for her
family and home, Betty Liggett touched many lives with her kind and
generous ways, and she will always be remembered with admiration
and affection; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory
of Elizabeth Ann Liggett and extend sincere sympathy to the members
of her family: to her husband, Dr. Charles Lee Liggett, Sr.; to her
children, Judy King and her husband, John, Dr. Charles Lee Liggett,
Jr., Dr. Scott Liggett and his wife, DeLaina, and Kent Liggett; to
her eight grandchildren, Carey, Patrick, Marci, Evan, James, and
Carly Liggett and Madison and Johnson Wallis; 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 Elizabeth
Ann Liggett.