83R23606 LB-D
By: Bohac H.R. No. 1868
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to
a close with the passing of Vickie Lynn Willard Patterson of
Gonzales on April 23, 2012, at the age of 60; and
WHEREAS, The daughter of Eugene Powell Willard and Dorothy
Neal Willard, Vickie Willard was born on September 6, 1951, in San
Antonio; she graduated from Douglas MacArthur High School and
earned a degree in education from Southwest Texas State University
in San Marcos, where she was a member of the Chi Omega fraternity;
moreover, she was on the college dance team, the Southwest Texas
Strutters, and she continued to support the group throughout her
life; and
WHEREAS, She married James Wayne Patterson, and their years
of devoted matrimony were further enriched by the addition of a
daughter, Jayme, and a son, James; the couple raised their children
in Houston and later moved to a ranch in Gonzales County; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Patterson taught for many years in San Antonio
and Houston, and she was active in the community as a founding
member of the Daughters of Liberty Republican Women in Houston,
which she twice served as president; she also contributed her time
and talents to the Harris County Republican Party and served on the
Greater Houston Council Republican Women Board of Directors; she
was a valued member of Second Baptist Church and School while in
Houston and joined Memorial Heights Baptist Church on arriving in
Gonzales; she subsequently became a leader there as a dedicated
board member of the Memorial Heights Grace Christian Academy; and
WHEREAS, In recognition of her outstanding civic
contributions, Mrs. Patterson received the Volunteer of the Year
Award for Senatorial District 7 from the Republican Party of Texas,
and in 1994, she was included in Who's Who of the Republican Party;
and
WHEREAS, While the life of Vickie Patterson ended far too
soon, memories of her optimism, generosity, and wonderful sense of
humor remain to comfort and inspire all those who were privileged to
know her; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Vickie Lynn Willard
Patterson and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family:
to her husband, James Wayne Patterson; to her daughter, Jayme
Patterson Mason, and her husband, Richard; to her son, James
Patrick Patterson, and his wife, Danielle; to her granddaughters,
Taylor and Katherine Mason and Rachel and Reagan Patterson; to her
parents, Eugene Powell Willard and Dorothy Neal Willard; to her
brother, Eugene Neal Willard, and his wife, Cheryl; and to her other
relatives and many 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 Vickie
Patterson.