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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close with the passing of Peggy Louise Wedgeworth Wright on |
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November 26, 2019, at the age of 95; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Eva Bell Evans and Monnie |
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Wedgeworth, Peggy Wright was born at home in Chireno on January 24, |
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1924; she moved with her family to Nacogdoches in 1933 and enrolled |
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in the Stephen F. Austin State Teacher's College advanced |
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educational program; after graduating from high school, she entered |
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SFA's collegiate program, majoring in music and English; and |
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WHEREAS, While in college, she met her future husband, Tom |
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Wright, on a blind date, and the couple went on to enjoy seven |
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decades of marriage before Mr. Wright's passing in 2012; together, |
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they raised two daughters, Kitty and Peggy, and they were further |
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blessed with numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Having devoted herself to her family for many years, |
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Mrs. Wright increased her civic engagement after her children were |
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grown; among the many organizations to benefit from her efforts |
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were Cum Concilio Club, Rotary Anns, the Daughters of the American |
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Revolution, and the Duplicate Bridge Association, and she served as |
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a director of the Citizens 1st Bank of Nacogdoches and as a member |
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of the Texas Arts Alliance Board of Governors; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Wright was also an avid supporter of SFA, |
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chairing the board of regents and becoming treasurer of the SFA |
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University Foundation; moreover, Mr. and Mrs. Wright created the |
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university's Wedgeworth-Wright Endowment for the Arts; the school |
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granted Mrs. Wright an honorary doctorate of humane letters and |
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named the music building in honor of her and her husband; and |
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WHEREAS, An active congregant of Westminster Presbyterian |
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Church, Mrs. Wright served as an elder as well as a soloist and |
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pianist for the church choir; and |
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WHEREAS, Peggy Wright possessed a generosity of spirit that |
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expressed itself in myriad ways, and she enriched the lives of |
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countless people with her kindness, wisdom, and grace; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Peggy Louise |
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Wedgeworth Wright and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn |
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her passing; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Peggy |
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Wright. |