SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 241


In Memory

of

Betty Jean Hickman

	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the citizens 
of San Antonio in mourning the loss of Betty Jean Hickman, who died 
April 19, 2006, at the age of 81; and
	WHEREAS, Betty Jean Hickman was born in Abilene on
December 20, 1924, to Howard and Dewey McCorkle; she worked as an 
office manager for an oil company in Fort Worth before taking a 
job as a personal assistant to then United States Senate Majority 
Leader Lyndon Johnson; and
	WHEREAS, She moved to San Antonio in 1960, and she and her 
husband, the late Bob E. Hickman, founded Industrial Disposal 
Supply Company in 1963; and
	WHEREAS, Betty Jean was a devotee of bridge and had been 
awarded the designation of Grand Master of Bridge; and
	WHEREAS, She was a Christian Science practitioner and a 
member of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, and the Mother 
Church in Boston, Massachusetts; and
	WHEREAS, Noted for her grace and generosity, Betty Jean Hickman
enriched the lives of all who knew her through her warmth and 
kindness and her enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest; and
	WHEREAS, She was a devoted mother and grandmother, and she 
leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by her 
family and many friends; now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
79th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby extend sincere 
condolences to the bereaved family of Betty Jean Hickman:  her 
daughters and sons-in-law, Candace Olson, Sandy and Dean Hayden, 
Donna and Vince Klein, and Mindy and Jimmy Campbell; her sister, 
Ann Hosack; and her four grandchildren and two 
great-grandchildren; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 
her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the 
Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do 
so in memory of Betty Jean Hickman.
                                                                       Wentworth




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    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on May 15, 2006, by a 
rising vote.



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    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate