SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 406
In Memory
of
Evelyn Marie Conner Hicks
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
commemorates the life of Evelyn Marie Conner Hicks, who died
March 7, 2019, at the age of 67; and
WHEREAS, Evelyn Hicks was born May 14, 1951, in Dallas, to
Joe Allen Conner and Bertha Mae Bennett; she grew up along with
her brother, James, in the Frazier Courts community in East
Dallas, and she graduated from Lincoln High School in 1969; and
WHEREAS, She attended the University of Houston, and she
began a postgraduate program in education at Texas Southern
University before earning a law degree at the university's
Thurgood Marshall School of Law in 1980; and
WHEREAS, She and her beloved husband, Donald W. Hicks Sr.,
met at freshman orientation in college, and the couple was
blessed with two children, Donald and Shana; her three
grandchildren and her nephew and nieces were a source of much
pride and joy for her; and
WHEREAS, She enjoyed a long and distinguished career in the
practice of law; she served as a federal civil rights attorney
with the United States Department of Education and worked for
several prominent Dallas law firms; and
WHEREAS, Active in Dallas County politics, she managed
numerous campaigns and held leadership positions in a range of
organizations, including Dallas Area Rapid Transit, the Southern
Dallas Development Corporation, and the City of Dallas Judicial
Nominating Committee; and
WHEREAS, She was a Silver Star member of Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, Incorporated, and served as a mentor to countless young
sorority members; she was also a longtime member of Mount Sinai
Baptist Church; and
WHEREAS, A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, 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, 86th
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
family of Evelyn Marie Conner Hicks; 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 Evelyn Marie Conner Hicks.
West
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 14, 2019, by a
rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate