Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 481
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Janice Evelyn Christensen May
5	5	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
6	6	commemorates the life of Janice Evelyn Christensen May, who died
7	7	July 10, 2016, at the age of 93; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Janice May was born May 29, 1923, in Walnut Grove,
9	9	Minnesota, to Arnold Christensen and Bernice Schauer Christensen;
10	10	she graduated summa cum laude with a degree in music from the
11	11	University of Minnesota and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa before
12	12	continuing her studies and earning master's and doctoral degrees in
13	13	political science; and
14	14	WHEREAS, She joined the faculty at The University of Texas
15	15	at Austin in 1965 and enjoyed a long and illustrious career as an
16	16	educator and mentor in the Government Department; she served as
17	17	the department's pre-law advisor and internship coordinator and
18	18	was a charter member of the Southwest Association of PreLaw
19	19	Advisors; and
20	20	WHEREAS, Dr. May was recognized as the foremost expert on
21	21	the sprawling, 93,000-word Texas Constitution; several generations
22	22	of legislators, lobbyists, and scholars sought her out for her
23	23	expertise in the ways the document has evolved over time and its
24	24	interpretations by the state's courts; and
25	25	WHEREAS, She was the author of The Texas State Constitution:
26	26	A Reference Guide, the coauthor of two editions of a Texas
27	27	government textbook, and the author or coauthor of five other books
28	28	and 50 journal articles, book chapters, and reference articles, and
29	29	she was in high demand as a speaker for conferences and as a
30	30	consultant for the governing bodies of other states involved in
31	31	amending their constitutions; and
32	32	WHEREAS, Dr. May was active in a number of professional and
33	33	civic organizations, notably the League of Women Voters, for
34	34	which she served on the board of the national organization and as
35	35	president of the local chapter; she was also a longtime member of
36	36	the American Association of University Women and an election
37	37	observer for ABC News; and
38	38	WHEREAS, She married the late Francis Barnes May in 1956,
39	39	and the couple enjoyed more than 50 years of marriage together;
40	40	they took great pleasure in classical music and the opera and
41	41	traveled the world to such destinations as France, the Soviet
42	42	Union, and China; and
43	43	WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and compassion, she
44	44	gave generously to others, and her wisdom, her perseverance, and
45	45	her enthusiasm for scholarship and learning will long be remembered
46	46	by all those whose lives she touched; now, therefore, be it
47	47	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
48	48	Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
49	49	family of Janice Evelyn Christensen May; and, be it further
50	50	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
51	51	her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
52	52	Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
53	53	memory of Janice Evelyn Christensen May.
54	54	Watson
55	55	________________________________
56	56	President of the Senate
57	57	I hereby certify that the
58	58	above Resolution was adopted by
59	59	the Senate on March 22, 2017, by a
60	60	rising vote.
61	61	________________________________
62	62	Secretary of the Senate
63	63	________________________________
64	64	Member, Texas Senate