SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 48
In Memory
of
Margaret Louise Cawood
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the citizens
of McAllen in mourning the loss of Margaret Louise Cawood, who
died January 4, 2015, at the age of 82; and
WHEREAS, Margaret Louise Berens was born July 2, 1932, to
Leroy and Mary Berens; she grew up in the foothills of the Rocky
Mountains near Denver and attended the University of Denver and
Saint Luke's Hospital School of Nursing, and she graduated with
honors in 1954; and
WHEREAS, She served the nation with distinction in the
United States Air Force Nursing Corps and rose to the rank of
first lieutenant; during her military service, she met Jack
Cawood, and the couple married in 1957; they raised three
children together, David, Mary Ann, and Paul, and were blessed
with several grandchildren and a great-grandson; and
WHEREAS, She was active in the lives of her children and
her community; she served as director of the oral history program
of the Commemorative Air Force and helped preserve the air combat
stories of veterans of World War II and the Korean War; she also
served as president of the Rio Grande Valley Woodcarvers; and
WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother,
and she leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by
her family and countless friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
family of Margaret Louise Cawood; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
memory of Margaret Louise Cawood.
Hinojosa
________________________________
President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on January 26, 2015, by
a rising vote.
________________________________
Secretary of the Senate
________________________________
Member, Texas Senate