H.R. No. 660 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The passing of Villamae Morehead Williams on April 1-2 8, 1995, at the age of 81, has brought a great loss to the many 1-3 friends and relatives of this beloved lady; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Born September 25, 1913, to Katie Mae and Thomas 1-5 Barker Morehead in Bay City, she was graduated from Bay City High 1-6 School, and from an early age she demonstrated an acute interest in 1-7 family history; and 1-8 WHEREAS, After many years spent researching her family tree, 1-9 Mrs. Williams became a certified genealogist, but her love of 1-10 history was not confined to that arena; her passion for preserving 1-11 past events led her to become chair of the Chambers County 1-12 Historical Commission, and during her productive tenure in that 1-13 office, she directed the design and planning of the commission's 1-14 office and museum and helped to earn the organization status as a 1-15 certified Texas Resource Center; and 1-16 WHEREAS, She also dedicated her time and talents to many 1-17 valuable history publications, editing and compiling the Stephen F. 1-18 Austin Register of Families, The Chambers County Brand Book, and 1-19 acting as editor on Volume II of the Daughters of the Republic of 1-20 Texas' Founders and Patriots of the Republic of Texas; and 1-21 WHEREAS, In order to help preserve the history of the 1-22 southeast Texas area for future generations of Texans, 1-23 Mrs. Williams also authored or co-authored 15 historical markers in 1-24 Chambers County and surrounding counties; and 2-1 WHEREAS, This dynamic individual maintained active 2-2 memberships in a variety of organizations, including the Texas Gulf 2-3 Historical Society, the Southeast Texas Genealogical Historical 2-4 Society, the Matagorda County Genealogical Historical Society, the 2-5 Bay Area Heritage Society, the National Genealogical Society, the 2-6 Alamo Preservation Committee, and others too numerous to mention; 2-7 and 2-8 WHEREAS, Villamae Morehead Williams was a woman of rare 2-9 warmth and wisdom; although her presence is gone from us now, her 2-10 remarkable spirit will surely live on in the hearts of the many 2-11 fortunate individuals whose lives she touched; now, therefore, be 2-12 it 2-13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas 2-14 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Villamae Morehead 2-15 Williams and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: 2-16 to her husband, Floyd Everett Williams; to her children and their 2-17 spouses, Drew and Marilyn Williams, Marcus Gil and Kathryn Williams 2-18 Rector, and Everett and Shirley Williams; to her brother and 2-19 sisters-in-law, Barker Morehead, Marty Morehead, and Eleanor 2-20 Morehead; to her 10 grandchildren, Leslie, Cindy, Matthew, 2-21 Jennifer, Amy, Tan, Tim, Danny, David, and Christopher; to her 2-22 three great-grandchildren; and to the many other friends and 2-23 relatives of this remarkable woman; and, be it further 2-24 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-25 prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas 2-26 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of 2-27 Villamae Morehead Williams.