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4 | 4 | | SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, A caring and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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6 | 6 | | passing of Betty Lou Pendergraft Angelo on February 5, 2023, at the |
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7 | 7 | | age of 87; and |
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8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The only child of Clifford and Betty Pendergraft, |
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9 | 9 | | "Penny" Angelo was born on September 2, 1935, in Galveston; a member |
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10 | 10 | | of the Class of 1953 at Lamar High School in Houston, she continued |
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11 | 11 | | her education at The University of Texas at Austin, and following |
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12 | 12 | | her graduation in 1957, she began teaching eighth-grade physical |
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13 | 13 | | education and science in Odessa; and |
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14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, On December 27, 1958, she married the love of her |
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15 | 15 | | life, Ernest Angelo Jr., and the happy couple moved to Midland, |
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16 | 16 | | where they raised two daughters, Helen and Patricia, and two sons, |
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17 | 17 | | Ernest and Cliff; Mrs. Angelo devoted herself to supporting her |
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18 | 18 | | children in all of their activities, and later in life, she |
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19 | 19 | | delighted in becoming "Gren" to her eight grandchildren, Betsy, |
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20 | 20 | | Kimberly, Molly, Maggie, Connor, Murphy, Colin, and Peyton; with |
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21 | 21 | | the passing years, she was further blessed with two |
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22 | 22 | | great-grandchildren, Ellianna and Alfred; and |
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23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, In addition to caring for her family, Mrs. Angelo |
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24 | 24 | | took an active role in her community, serving on the Texas Medical |
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25 | 25 | | Board and becoming a founding member of the Wagner Noël Performing |
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26 | 26 | | Arts Center; moreover, she was involved in the Midland County |
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27 | 27 | | Republican Women, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the |
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28 | 28 | | Junior League, and Gamma Phi Beta, among other organizations, and |
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29 | 29 | | she was a valued congregant at St. Ann's Catholic Church; she was a |
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30 | 30 | | woman of many talents, equally skilled at cooking, needlepoint, and |
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31 | 31 | | quilting; during the summers, she could often be found on the Taylor |
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32 | 32 | | River in Colorado with her loved ones or hosting "Granny Camp" for |
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33 | 33 | | her grandchildren; and |
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34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Deeply dedicated to her family, her faith, and her |
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35 | 35 | | community, Penny Angelo earned the lasting respect and admiration |
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36 | 36 | | of all who were privileged to know her; now, therefore, be it |
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37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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38 | 38 | | hereby pay tribute to the life of Betty Lou Pendergraft Angelo and |
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39 | 39 | | extend sincere condolences to her relatives and friends; and, be it |
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40 | 40 | | further |
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41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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42 | 42 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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43 | 43 | | Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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44 | 44 | | Penny Angelo. |
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45 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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46 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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47 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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48 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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49 | | - | I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 19 was adopted by the Senate |
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50 | | - | on February 15, 2023, by a rising vote. |
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51 | | - | ______________________________ |
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52 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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53 | | - | I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 19 was adopted by the House |
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54 | | - | on March 8, 2023, by a rising vote. |
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55 | | - | ______________________________ |
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56 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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57 | | - | Approved: |
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58 | | - | ______________________________ |
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59 | | - | Date |
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60 | | - | ______________________________ |
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61 | | - | Governor |
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