89R11208 BK-D
By: King S.R. No. 57
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the
passing of Patricia Jung Williams of Willow Park on January 18,
2025, at the age of 67; and
WHEREAS, The former Patty Jung was born on August 10, 1957, to
Hermann and Kitty Jung in Ottawa, Canada, where her family resided
after emigrating from Germany; the Jung family eventually moved to
Fort Worth and became U.S. citizens, and she graduated from
Arlington Heights High School, which later named her a
distinguished graduate; she subsequently earned a bachelor's
degree in business from Austin College; and
WHEREAS, Early in her career, Mrs. Williams worked in the
hotel hospitality business at Green Oaks Inn in Fort Worth before
becoming a sales manager for Hyatt Hotels and the director of sales
for state associations for Amfac Hotels at Dallas Fort Worth
International Airport; she achieved great success after joining the
executive team of Roger Williams Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram SRT in
Weatherford, a dealership owned by her husband, U.S. Congressman
Roger Williams; the couple shared 41 years of marriage and took
great joy in welcoming their two daughters, J. J. and Sabrina, into
the business as managing partners; later in life, they were further
blessed with two grandchildren, Clara and Emmy; and
WHEREAS, In 1995, Mrs. Williams was appointed by Governor
George W. Bush to the Texas Automobile Theft Prevention Authority,
and she was later elected as its first female chair; she was
appointed by Governor Rick Perry to serve as a public member and
director of the State Bar of Texas in 2002; among the many other
organizations that benefited from her involvement were the Better
Business Bureau of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, the Fort Worth
Chamber of Commerce, the Tarrant Area Food Bank, Texas Women for the
Arts, and the Austin College President's Council, and she was also
active in her congregation at Willow Park Baptist Church; over the
years, she received a number of honors, which included being named
the Most Influential Businesswoman of the Year by the Fort Worth
Business Press in 1997; and
WHEREAS, Patty Williams was a devoted wife and mother, an
accomplished business leader, and a model of civic engagement, and
she leaves behind a record of service and success that her loved
ones can remember with pride; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
hereby pay tribute to the life of Patricia Jung Williams and extend
sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her husband, the
Honorable Roger Williams; to her children, Jaclyn Williams
Contreras and her husband, Eric, and Sabrina Williams Speirs and
her husband, Jesse; to her grandchildren, Clara Contreras and Emmy
Mac Speirs; to her sister, Susan Davis, and her husband, Greg; 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 Patty Williams.