SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 57
In Memory
of
Patricia Williams
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 State of Texas, 89th
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.
King
Alvarado Hagenbuch Middleton Alvarado Hagenbuch Middleton
Alvarado Hagenbuch Middleton
Bettencourt Hall Miles Bettencourt Hall Miles
Bettencourt Hall Miles
Birdwell Hancock Nichols Birdwell Hancock Nichols
Birdwell Hancock Nichols
Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Parker Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Parker
Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Parker
Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Paxton Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Paxton
Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Paxton
Cook Huffman Perry Cook Huffman Perry
Cook Huffman Perry
Creighton Hughes Schwertner Creighton Hughes Schwertner
Creighton Hughes Schwertner
Eckhardt Johnson Sparks Eckhardt Johnson Sparks
Eckhardt Johnson Sparks
Flores Kolkhorst West Flores Kolkhorst West
Flores Kolkhorst West
Gutierrez Menéndez Zaffirini Gutierrez Menéndez Zaffirini
Gutierrez Menéndez Zaffirini
Patrick, President of the Senate
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on April 14, 2025, by a
rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate
Alvarado Hagenbuch Middleton
Bettencourt Hall Miles
Birdwell Hancock Nichols
Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Parker
Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Paxton
Cook Huffman Perry
Creighton Hughes Schwertner
Eckhardt Johnson Sparks
Flores Kolkhorst West
Gutierrez Menéndez Zaffirini