H.R. No. 1331
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the
death of Agnes DeJoyce McRoy-Morgan on January 14, 2013, at the age
of 61; and
WHEREAS, DeJoyce McRoy-Morgan was born on October 21, 1951,
in Syracuse, New York, to Dee Madison and Agnes Young; she grew up
in Florida, graduating from Cocoa High School, and went on to earn a
bachelor's degree in social work at Tuskegee University in Alabama
and a master's degree in liberal arts at Dallas Baptist University;
she also completed graduate course work in criminology and
business; and
WHEREAS, She found a life partner in Dr. Warren Morgan, and
the couple shared many happy years together before his death in
2001; they were blessed with a son, Warren Morgan, and
Ms. McRoy-Morgan later took great joy in becoming a grandmother of
two; and
WHEREAS, She moved with her family to Waco, where she worked
as the director of Paul Quinn College's development office before
retiring to Jackson, Mississippi; Ms. McRoy-Morgan was a life
member of the NAACP and a golden life member of the Dallas Alumnae
Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; along the way, she was
recognized as an Outstanding Young Woman of America and as the Woman
of the Year by the American Women's Association; in 1988, the mayor
of Waco created DeJoyce Morgan Day in honor of her service to the
community; and
WHEREAS, DeJoyce McRoy-Morgan treasured the time she spent in
the company of her family and friends, and those she leaves behind
will in turn cherish their memories of this kind and caring woman;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Agnes DeJoyce
McRoy-Morgan and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her
family: to her son, Warren Morgan; to her godson, Lee Gray; to her
sisters, Chyann Armstrong and Sherri McRoy; to her brothers, Willie
Young, Barry Jenkins, and James McRoy; to her two grandchildren;
and to her many 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 DeJoyce
McRoy-Morgan.
Rose
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1331 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on April 17, 2013.
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Chief Clerk of the House