81R35702 MDM-D

By: Homer H.C.R. No. 261

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Family and friends were greatly saddened by the loss of Marguerite Stone Butler of Paris, Texas, who passed away on May 15, 2009, at the age of 81; and

WHEREAS, The firstborn child of W. L. and Estelle Stone and sister to Jackie, Marguerite Stone was born on September 14, 1927, in Lamar County; soon after her graduation from Deport High School in 1944, she married her high school sweetheart, Ulysses Ray Butler, and they became the parents of two daughters, Kathy and Linda; Mrs. Butler later experienced the joy of welcoming a grandchild into her family; and

WHEREAS, In the early 1950s, Mrs. Butler began a "short-term" job with Westinghouse that eventually spanned more than three decades; in addition to her myriad family and work responsibilities, she shared her time and resources with Immanuel Baptist Church as a teacher of youth and women's Sunday school classes and was an active participant in a number of ministries; she also found pleasure in arts and crafts as a floral designer, seamstress, gardener, and oil painter; and

WHEREAS, Marguerite Butler led a life rich in creativity and meaningful service, and she will be deeply missed by all those who held her dear; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas hereby pay tribute to the life of Marguerite Stone Butler and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and Ray Guy; to her grandson, Aaron Butler Hopcus; to her sister, Jackie Alsobrook; to her brothers-in-law and their spouses, Virgil and Anita Butler and Bill and Martha Butler; to her sister-in-law, Maxine Lee; and to her many other relatives and friends; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of Marguerite Stone Butler.