H.R. No. 1200

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Residents of Williamson County mourn the passing of
	Clara May Stearns Scarbrough of Georgetown, a woman of remarkable
	influence, intelligence, and talent, who passed away on November
	28, 2008, at the age of 94; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Circleville on August 17, 1914, Mrs.
	Scarbrough settled in Taylor with her family at the age of 15 and
	graduated from Taylor High School in 1932 as an honor student;
	showing a strong creative flair, she privately studied piano and
	art during her high school years and served as an accompanist for
	several church choirs and a civic opera group; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Scarbrough went on to attend The University of
	Texas, where she was active in music, literary, drama, and social
	organizations; she was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Society before
	graduating summa cum laude with degrees in music and English; and
	WHEREAS, In 1940, she married Donald Lee Scarbrough, and the
	couple worked together to publish newspapers in Taylor, Elgin,
	Granger, Thorndale, and Georgetown; moving to Georgetown in 1948,
	they purchased the Williamson County Sun, which remains in the
	family today; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Scarbrough's noteworthy career in academia and
	her public service contributions grew dramatically following her
	move to Georgetown; she taught journalism at Southwestern
	University, supervised the music programs at Georgetown schools,
	and served on the founding boards that established the Georgetown
	Public Library, the Mood-Heritage Museum, and the Georgetown
	Heritage Society; from 1967 to 1969, she taught in the Music
	Department at The University of Texas; and
	WHEREAS, One of the most notable accomplishments of this
	distinguished and learned woman was a book she authored in 1973,
	entitled Land of Good Water: A Williamson County History; this
	significant publication laid the foundation for a preservation
	movement that was embraced across the county and is regarded as the
	leading reference on Williamson County history; and
	WHEREAS, Clara Scarbrough excelled at every undertaking:
	musician, editor, publisher, historian, author, and teacher; she
	made a positive difference in the lives of countless Central
	Texans, and her legacy of important works will long be remembered;
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Clara May Stearns
	Scarbrough and that deepest sympathy be extended to the members of
	her family: to her daughters, Linda Scarbrough and her husband,
	Clark Thurmond, and Donna Josey; to her granddaughters, Grace Josey
	and her husband, Jared Pyka, and Kate Thurmond; and to her 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Clara May
	Stearns Scarbrough.
	Gattis
	Straus Gattis Menendez
	Allen Geren Merritt
	Alonzo Giddings Miklos
	Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
	Anderson Guillen Moody
	Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
	Berman Hamilton Naishtat
	Bohac Hancock Oliveira
	Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
	Bonnen Harless Orr
	Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
	Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
	Burnam Hernandez Patrick
	Button Herrero Paxton
	Callegari Hilderbran Peña
	Castro Hochberg Phillips
	Chavez Hodge Pickett
	Chisum Homer Pierson
	Christian Hopson Pitts
	Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
	Cook Hughes Riddle
	Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
	Crabb Isett Ritter
	Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
	Creighton Jones Rose
	Crownover Keffer Sheffield
	Darby Kent Shelton
	Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
	Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
	Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
	Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
	Edwards Legler Thibaut
	Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
	Eissler Lewis Truitt
	Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
	England Madden Turner of Harris
	Farabee Maldonado Vaught
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Marquez Villarreal
	Fletcher Martinez Vo
	Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
	Flynn McCall Weber
	Frost McClendon Woolley
	Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1200 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on April 22, 2009.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House