SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 81
In Memory
of
Jane Littlejohn
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Alice
Jane Boulter Littlejohn of Marshall, who passed away on November 7,
2023, at the age of 93; and
WHEREAS, The daughter of Robert Spurgeon Boulter and Cecil
Taylor Boulter, the former Jane Boulter was born in Swan on
September 21, 1930; she met her future husband, Orin Littlejohn, as
a student at North Texas State Teachers College, and she went on to
complete her bachelor's degree in drama education at The University
of Texas at Austin; after Dr. Littlejohn completed his training as
a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, they married and lived in Apple
Valley, California; Mrs. Littlejohn taught school in Victorville
before returning to Texas for the birth of her first child, Robert;
she then earned her elementary school teaching certificate at
Stephen F. Austin State College and taught in Dallas for several
years while her husband completed medical school; once settled in
Marshall, they were blessed with a daughter, Eleeza; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Littlejohn was dedicated to her community and
served as president of the Marshall Medical Auxiliary and as a
member of the Harrison County Historical Society, the Marshall
Symphony Orchestra, La Belle Maison, and Republican Women of
Harrison County Texas; in addition, she taught Sunday school at
First Presbyterian Church and was involved in the women's ministry;
she and her husband were greatly inspired by the citywide Festivals
of Faith in the early 1970s and traveled to churches across the
Southwest as members of numerous Covenant Fellowship of
Presbyterians lay renewal teams; in the 1980s, they played key
roles in the founding of Evangelical Presbyterian Church of
Marshall; each morning, they prayed and read the Bible together,
memorizing passages; they were active in Marshall Prayer Force, A
Praying Life Seminars, and the National Evangelical Presbyterian
Church as well; a gracious hostess, Mrs. Littlejohn welcomed
countless relatives, friends, and acquaintances from across the
country and around the world into her home, for an evening or for
weeks; she was an incurable optimist who saw the best in others and
freely offered encouragement to everyone she met; and
WHEREAS, Jane Littlejohn brightened the days of innumerable
people through her kindness, wry sense of humor, and whimsical
flare for the dramatic, and although she is sadly missed by those
she left behind, they will treasure their memories of her devotion
to her family and faith; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of
Jane Littlejohn and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her
family: to her children, Dr. Robert Littlejohn and his wife,
Teresa, and Eleeza Littlejohn Rex and her husband, Robert; to her
grandchildren, David Littlejohn, Katelyn Kirnie, Logan Rex, Parker
Rex, Katherine Hely, and Alison Rex; to her seven
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 Senate adjourns
this day, it do so in memory of Alice Jane Boulter Littlejohn.
Hughes
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on December 5, 2023, by
a rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate