SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 471
In Memory
of
Lawana Jo McGuyer
WHEREAS, A full and productive life drew to a close with
the passing of Lawana Jo McGuyer on April 29, 2021, at the age of
83; and
WHEREAS, The daughter of Johnny Brooks and Zona Mae Nix
Brooks, the former Jo Brooks was born in Big Spring on March 17,
1938; she shared a fulfilling marriage of 60 years with Billy F.
McGuyer, and she was devoted to her daughters, Elizabeth and
Mary, and her grandchildren, Louis, Micheal, Liberty, and
Angela; the McGuyers lived in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for more
than three decades before moving to Mineola in 1993; and
WHEREAS, For many years, Mrs. McGuyer taught at Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church; she established a number of
businesses, and during the 1980s, she owned Memaw's Trunk, a
prominent pageant dress design shop in downtown Grand Prairie;
active in her community, she was a proud founding member of the
Republican Women of Wood County; in addition, she was a longtime
member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the
Episcopal Church of St. Dunstan in Mineola; an avid reader, she
also enjoyed cooking, card games, traveling, and watching golf;
above all, she delighted in spending time with her treasured
family; and
WHEREAS, Although Jo McGuyer will be deeply missed, she has
left her family and friends with a wealth of memories that they
will forever treasure; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Lawana Jo McGuyer
and extend sincere condolences 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 Senate adjourns
this day, it do so in memory of Lawana Jo McGuyer.
Hughes
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 25, 2021, by a
rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate