88R30447 BPG-D
By: Leo-Wilson H.R. No. 2061
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Chambers County lost a beloved resident with the
passing of Linnie Evelyn Stephenson Standley of Smith Point on
May 11, 2023, at the age of 101; and
WHEREAS, The daughter of Jessie Ralph Stephenson and Ruby
Lena Nelson, the former Evelyn Stephenson was born in Corpus
Christi on May 11, 1922; she grew up as the oldest of seven
siblings, and in 1927 her family moved to Smith Point, where she
began her education in a one-room schoolhouse; she then lived in
Galveston with her grandmother for three years to attend Ball High
School; after graduation, she married Morris Standley on September
9, 1940; they were blessed with a son, Ronald Morris Standley; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Standley began working for the Anahuac
Independent School District in 1945 as a bus driver; she gladly
performed any task that needed to be done, and during summers, she
helped her husband build a 40-foot shrimp boat; having taken
college courses to become a dietician, she eventually oversaw three
school cafeterias; she retired from Anahuac ISD in 1988; and
WHEREAS, Dedicated to her community, Mrs. Standley was a
founding member and an emergency care assistant for the Smith Point
Volunteer Fire Department; for decades, she served both that
department and Chambers County Fire and Rescue as treasurer and
secretary; a lifelong member of Smith Point Community Church, she
also served the church as secretary and treasurer for over 40 years
and taught Sunday school as well; she kept the books for numerous
groups and gave generously of her time and talents to a host of
organizations, among them the Chambers County 4-H Horse Club,
American Legion Auxiliary, and the United Daughters of the
Confederacy; moreover, she shared her knowledge extensively with
the Chambers County Historical Commission for the benefit of future
generations, donated items with detailed information, and helped
tend cemeteries and place markers; and
WHEREAS, Evelyn Standley made a lasting, positive difference
through her wide-ranging contributions, and she will be remembered
with deep admiration and affection by all who were privileged to
know her; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Linnie Evelyn
Stephenson Standley and extend sincere condolences to the members
of her family: to her daughter-in-heart, Linda Vaughan, and her
husband, Bugs; to her grandchildren, Morris Dwayne Standley and his
wife, Michele, Dustin Lynn Standley and his wife, Julie, Davonna
Marie Wilson and her husband, Phillip, John Louis Cionek and his
wife, Janet, Clayton Ray Vaughan and his wife, Tiffany, and Brandon
Cole Vaughan; to her brother, Charles Jesse "Tootie" Stephenson; to
her 12 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren; and to
her many other relatives and friends; 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 Evelyn
Standley.