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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 76
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Frances Tarlton "Sissy" Farenthold
5	5	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
6	6	commemorates the life of Frances Tarlton "Sissy" Farenthold, who
7	7	died September 26, 2021, at the age of 94; and
8	8	WHEREAS, A legendary activist, educator, and leader for
9	9	social justice, Sissy Farenthold was born in Corpus Christi on
10	10	October 2, 1926; she attended Corpus Christi High School and
11	11	graduated from The Hockaday School; she went on to earn a degree
12	12	from Vassar College at the age of 19 and a degree from The
13	13	University of Texas School of Law at the age of 22; and
14	14	WHEREAS, Sissy began a long career in public service and
15	15	civil rights advocacy by accepting a number of appointments to
16	16	various humanitarian service organizations and commissions; she
17	17	served as director of Nueces County Legal Aid, and in 1968, she
18	18	was elected as the only woman to serve in the Texas House of
19	19	Representatives; she gained widespread support for her
20	20	sponsorship of the Texas Equal Rights Amendment and for her
21	21	tireless pursuit of justice during the investigation of the
22	22	Sharpstown Scandal; and
23	23	WHEREAS, Sissy gained national recognition when she was
24	24	tapped as a potential vice presidential running mate for George
25	25	McGovern at the 1972 Democratic National Convention and was the
26	26	first woman whose nomination for the position was brought to a
27	27	floor vote; she continued a path of trailblazing leadership in
28	28	her roles as the first chair of the National Women's Political
29	29	Caucus and as the first woman president of Wells College; she
30	30	served as a professor at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law, and
31	31	she taught one of the nation's first classes on sex-based
32	32	discrimination as a professor at the University of Houston; and
33	33	WHEREAS, An esteemed figure in international activism,
34	34	Sissy was a member of the Helsinki Watch Committee Board of
35	35	Directors, and she helped lead protests against nuclear
36	36	proliferation and against apartheid in South Africa; she played a
37	37	key role in the Third United Nations Conference for Women, and
38	38	she participated in peace-keeping missions throughout Central
39	39	America, Asia, and the Middle East; and
40	40	WHEREAS, Sissy gave generously of her time and resources to
41	41	charitable and cultural organizations; the Frances Tarlton
42	42	"Sissy" Farenthold Endowed Lecture Series in Peace, Social
43	43	Justice, and Human Rights is presented each year by the Rapoport
44	44	Center and the Rothko Chapel to honor and reflect on her 60 years
45	45	of activism and humanitarian service; and
46	46	WHEREAS, Sissy married George Edward Farenthold in 1950,
47	47	and they were blessed with five children; her three grandchildren
48	48	and three great-grandchildren were a source of pride and joy for
49	49	her; and
50	50	WHEREAS, A truly beloved Texan, Sissy Farenthold was a
51	51	tireless voice for the vulnerable and underserved, and she was a
52	52	source of strength to others through her compassion and her work
53	53	to bring about equal justice for all; she leaves behind a legacy
54	54	of service that will continue to inspire citizens long into the
55	55	future; now, therefore, be it
56	56	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
57	57	Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby extend sincere
58	58	condolences to the bereaved family of Frances Tarlton
59	59	Farenthold; and, be it further
60	60	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
61	61	her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
62	62	Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
63	63	memory of Sissy Farenthold.
64	64	Hinojosa, Whitmire
65	65	Alvarado Johnson Miles Alvarado Johnson Miles
66	66	Alvarado Johnson Miles
67	67	Blanco Lucio Powell Blanco Lucio Powell
68	68	Blanco Lucio Powell
69	69	Eckhardt Menéndez West Eckhardt Menéndez West
70	70	Eckhardt Menéndez West
71	71	Gutierrez Zaffirini Gutierrez Zaffirini
72	72	Gutierrez Zaffirini
73	73	________________________________
74	74	President of the Senate
75	75	I hereby certify that the
76	76	above Resolution was adopted by
77	77	the Senate on October 14, 2021, by
78	78	a rising vote.
79	79	________________________________
80	80	Secretary of the Senate
81	81	________________________________
82	82	Member, Texas Senate
83	83	________________________________
84	84	Member, Texas Senate
85	85
86	86	Alvarado Johnson Miles
87	87
88	88	Blanco Lucio Powell
89	89
90	90	Eckhardt Menéndez West
91	91
92	92	Gutierrez Zaffirini