SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 400
In Memory
of
Margaret Wentworth Behrens
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the
citizens of Austin in honoring and commemorating the life of
Margaret Wentworth Behrens, who died March 6, 2005; and
WHEREAS, Margaret will be remembered for the many important
contributions she made to the State of Texas while serving as
valued assistant and office manager to elected officials, whose
prominent positions included speaker of the house, lieutenant
governor, United States senator, and governor; and
WHEREAS, Born in Utopia to John W. Wentworth and
Christine Haby Wentworth, Margaret attended Uvalde High School,
where she graduated as valedictorian in 1937; and
WHEREAS, Margaret joined the staff of Texas Attorney General
Price Daniel in 1949 and accompanied him to Washington, D.C., on
his election as a United States senator; when he was elected
governor, she returned to Texas and managed his office for six
years; and
WHEREAS, State Senator Martin Dies, Jr., Judge Tom Reavley,
and Commissioner Sherman Birdwell of the Texas Employment
Commission also benefited from her expertise, judgment, and
skills in the ensuing years; and
WHEREAS, Margaret joined the staff of Speaker of the
House of Representatives Ben Barnes as first assistant and
office manager and stayed with him when he served as lieutenant
governor; she remained in that office when Bill Hobby became
lieutenant governor and served with him for 14 years; and
WHEREAS, One of her proudest achievements was being
named Secretary of the Year by the Tower Lights Chapter of the
National Secretaries Association International; on her
retirement, former and current government officials from around
the state, along with many friends and colleagues, honored her
with a reception in the Senate Chamber of the State Capitol; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
79th Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
family of Margaret Wentworth Behrens: her sisters, Marie Heard and
Alice Eiband; her nephew and his wife, George and Cecilia Eiband;
and her niece and her husband, Candace and Edward Clancy; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
the members of the Behrens 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 Margaret Wentworth Behrens.
Barrientos
Armbrister Gallegos Seliger
Averitt Harris Shapiro
Brimer Hinojosa Shapleigh
Carona Jackson Staples
Deuell Janek Van de Putte
Duncan Lindsay Wentworth
Ellis Lucio West
Eltife Madla Whitmire
Estes Nelson Williams
Fraser Ogden Zaffirini
Dewhurst, 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 March 22, 2005, by a
rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate