H.R. No. 39
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family, friends, and former students will long
treasure their memories of educator Margaret Ruth Williams Meador
of Arlington, who died on February 13, 2012, at the age of 75; and
WHEREAS, The former Margaret Williams was born in Lamesa on
November 14, 1936; her parents, Dr. H. V. Williams and Ruth
Williams, were teachers at Baylor University, and following her
graduation from Waco High School, she trained as an opera singer at
Baylor; after receiving her bachelor's degree there, she went on to
earn a master's degree in music from Florida State University and a
master's degree in humanities from The University of Texas at
Arlington; along the way, she married Pete Meador, and though the
couple later divorced, they remained good friends and devoted
parents to their daughter, Karen; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Meador began her career in education as a high
school English teacher, first at Westbury High School in Houston
and then at several schools in the Dallas/Fort Worth area; for the
last 16 years of her life, she was a professor of literature and
humanities at Dallas Baptist University and Texas Wesleyan
University; and
WHEREAS, Professor Meador was a beloved and inspirational
teacher, and she earned the affection and respect of her students
and colleagues alike for her accomplished scholarship and devotion
to the humanities; she was also passionate about the causes in which
she believed, working in behalf of peace and justice and to
alleviate hunger and cruelty to animals; and
WHEREAS, A loving mother and a true and generous friend,
Margaret Meador will be forever remembered by all who knew her for
her intelligence, warmth, and wit; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Margaret Ruth
Williams Meador and extend sincere condolences to the members of
her family: to her daughter, Karen Meador Brown, and her husband,
Daren; to her grandson, Duncan Gabriel Brown; to her sisters, Lisa
Hayes and Catherine Williams; to her sister-in-law, Sandra
Williams; to her brother-in-law, Jim Veninga; to her nieces, Jenny
Veninga, Suzanne Stoner, and Christine Kiss; to her former husband,
Pete Meador; 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
Representative adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Margaret
Ruth Williams Meador.
Patrick
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 39 was unanimously adopted by a rising
vote of the House on February 18, 2013.
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Chief Clerk of the House