87R21874 KSM-D
By: Hunter H.R. No. 1293
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Drusilla Knight-Villarreal of Corpus Christi, an
esteemed educator and friend to many, passed away on January 21,
2020, at the age of 68; and
WHEREAS, The daughter of Margaret and Drew Harrison, the
former Drusilla Harrison was born on July 25, 1951; she completed
both her bachelor's and master's degrees at Texas A&M
University-Kingsville; over the course of a 33-year career with the
Corpus Christi Independent School District, she taught in the
special education department of South Park Middle School and then
in the CCISD Homebound Program; she wrote a weekly column on
education for the Flour Bluff Sun and Coastal Bend Sun, and for two
decades, she served on the District-Level Planning and
Decision-Making Committee; in addition, she was vice president of
the Corpus Christi AFT; at the state level, she served on the
Teachers' Professional Practices Commission and the Texas
Continuing Advisory Committee for Special Education; moreover, she
contributed to her community as a board member and advisor for CASA
of Nueces County; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Knight-Villarreal was active in politics from
an early age; she was district committeewoman of the Texas Young
Republicans, and she went on to work with the Nueces County
Republican Women and serve on the boards of both the Texas and
National Federations of Republican Women; she also helped organize
the Nueces County Republican Convention for many years and attended
county, state, and national Republican conventions as a delegate 40
times; and
WHEREAS, Devoted to her family, Ms. Knight-Villarreal shared
a fulfilling marriage with her husband, Homero C. Villarreal, and
the couple enjoyed traveling the world together; she took great
pride in her son, Adam, and her grandchildren, Asher and Erin, as
well as in her stepdaughters, Sandra and Ana Maria, and their
children; and
WHEREAS, Drusilla Knight-Villarreal greatly benefited her
fellow citizens through her professional and civic contributions
alike, and although her loss is keenly felt by those she left
behind, they will forever treasure their memories of her tremendous
warmth, kindness, and compassion; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Drusilla
Knight-Villarreal and extend sincere sympathy to her loved ones;
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 Drusilla
Knight-Villarreal.