Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 484
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Nancy Hughes
5	5	WHEREAS, A caring and purposeful life came to an untimely
6	6	end with the passing of Dr. Nancy Lefeber Hughes of Galveston on
7	7	March 18, 2022, at the age of 67; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Born in Galveston on December 21, 1954, to Edward
9	9	and Ellie Lefeber, the former Nancy Ellen Lefeber grew up with
10	10	the companionship of five older siblings, Edward, John, Robert,
11	11	Ann, and Donald; she graduated from Ball High School in 1973 and
12	12	married her high school sweetheart, Michael B. Hughes, in 1976;
13	13	as the daughter of a physician and a nurse, she was drawn to
14	14	medicine, and after earning a bachelor's degree in nursing from
15	15	The University of Texas at Austin, she worked as a nurse at
16	16	St. David's Hospital for 10 years; later, she continued her
17	17	nursing career in Galveston in the intensive care unit at the
18	18	former St. Mary's Hospital and in the oncology department of The
19	19	University of Texas Medical Branch; and
20	20	WHEREAS, Following in her father's footsteps, Ms. Hughes
21	21	returned to school to study medicine, graduating from the UTMB
22	22	Medical School in 1994, when she was 39 years old; she worked as a
23	23	primary care physician at UTMB from 1994 to 2008, before starting
24	24	her own private practice, Internal Medicine Associates of
25	25	Galveston; over the years, she managed her practice with
26	26	diligence and cared for her patients with the utmost compassion;
27	27	and
28	28	WHEREAS, Dr. Hughes was the devoted mother of three
29	29	children, Laura, Katherine, and Matthew, and she was further
30	30	blessed with two grandsons, Davis and Connor; she enjoyed hosting
31	31	family gatherings at the home in Galveston's East End that she
32	32	purchased and restored with her husband, and in addition to
33	33	spending time with her loved ones, she was fond of rollerblading,
34	34	sailing at Sea Star Base Galveston, making arts and crafts, going
35	35	to see the Houston Grand Opera, and traveling the world; she was a
36	36	lifelong member of Trinity Episcopal Church, where she displayed
37	37	her beautiful singing voice, and she also played the violin in
38	38	the Galveston Symphony Orchestra for many years alongside her
39	39	husband, a cellist; and
40	40	WHEREAS, While the passing of Dr. Nancy Hughes brings
41	41	great sadness to her family, friends, and patients, she leaves
42	42	behind a legacy that will forever be cherished; now, therefore,
43	43	be it
44	44	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
45	45	Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Nancy Lefeber
46	46	Hughes and extend deepest sympathy to all those who mourn her
47	47	passing; and, be it further
48	48	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
49	49	prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns
50	50	this day, it do so in memory of Dr. Nancy Lefeber Hughes.
51	51	Middleton
52	52	________________________________
53	53	President of the Senate
54	54	I hereby certify that the
55	55	above Resolution was adopted by
56	56	the Senate on April 27, 2023, by a
57	57	rising vote.
58	58	________________________________
59	59	Secretary of the Senate
60	60	________________________________
61	61	Member, Texas Senate