R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The passing of Margaret Houston Tillery on March 26,
1-2 1997, at the age of 86, has brought a great loss to the family and
1-3 many friends of this esteemed Carthage resident; and
1-4 WHEREAS, A native Texan, Mrs. Tillery was born March 26,
1-5 1911; she wed Virgil Tillery, Jr., and the couple treasured the
1-6 time they shared until his passing in 1992; and
1-7 WHEREAS, Along with her husband, Mrs. Tillery enjoyed a
1-8 lengthy career in insurance and bookkeeping, and she further
1-9 contributed to the community through her involvement in several
1-10 local organizations; and
1-11 WHEREAS, Deeply committed to education issues, she became the
1-12 first woman board member of the Carthage Independent School
1-13 District, and she offered wise and thoughtful guidance on many
1-14 important concerns during more than 10 years of service with that
1-15 group; and
1-16 WHEREAS, Mrs. Tillery was also well known for her support of
1-17 the arts, having participated in the Carthage Music Club, the
1-18 Carthage Village Players, the Q. M. Martin Art Society, and the
1-19 Carthage Book Club; and
1-20 WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, she was sustained by an
1-21 abiding faith as a devout member of the First United Methodist
1-22 Church, where she sang in the choir and taught Sunday school for
1-23 more than 50 years; and
1-24 WHEREAS, Margaret Tillery left an indelible mark on the
2-1 community she was proud to call home, and though her special
2-2 presence will be deeply missed, her memory will long endure in the
2-3 hearts and minds of all who knew and loved her; now, therefore, be
2-4 it
2-5 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas
2-6 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Margaret Houston
2-7 Tillery and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family:
2-8 to her son and daughter-in-law, Dr. William V. Tillery III and
2-9 Julie Tillery; to her sister, Martha Bea Faubion; to her
2-10 grandchildren, William Virgil Tillery IV, Robert Carl Tillery, and
2-11 Meredith Tillery; and to her many other friends and relatives; and,
2-12 be it further
2-13 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-14 prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas
2-15 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
2-16 Margaret Houston Tillery.
Sadler
Laney Gutierrez Oliveira
Alexander Haggerty Olivo
Allen Hamric Palmer
Alvarado Hartnett Patterson
Averitt Hawley Pickett
Bailey Heflin Pitts
Berlanga Hernandez Place
Bonnen Hightower Price
Bosse Hilbert Puente
Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck
Burnam Hill Ramsay
Carter Hinojosa Rangel
Chavez Hirschi Raymond
Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar
Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas
Clark Holzheauser Rhodes
Coleman Horn Rodriguez
Cook Howard Roman
Corte Hunter Sadler
Counts Hupp Seaman
Crabb Isett Serna
Craddick Jackson Shields
Cuellar Janek Siebert
Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith
Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee
Davila Junell Solis
Davis Kamel Solomons
Delisi Keel Staples
Denny Keffer Stiles
Driver King Swinford
Dukes Krusee Talton
Dunnam Kubiak Telford
Dutton Kuempel Thompson
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres
Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman
Elkins Luna Turner of Harris
Farrar McCall Uher
Finnell McClendon Van de Putte
Flores McReynolds Walker
Gallego Madden West
Galloway Marchant Williams
Garcia Maxey Williamson
Giddings Merritt Wilson
Glaze Moffat Wise
Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth
Goolsby Mowery Wolens
Gray Naishtat Woolley
Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough
Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek
_______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 866 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 23, 1997.
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Chief Clerk of the House