H.R. No. 1576

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their memories of Lucile Lacy Taylor II of Waco, who passed away on March 19, 2009, at the age of 61; and

WHEREAS, A native of the Lone Star State, Lacy Taylor was born in Waco on February 7, 1948, to Julius Heyward Taylor, Jr., and Lucile Lacy Taylor; she graduated from the Hockaday School in Dallas in 1966, distinguishing herself by having the highest history honor in the Upper School; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Taylor also excelled at Hollins College in Roanoke, Virginia, making the Dean's List for two years, before transferring to The University of Texas at Austin, where she graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree in 1970; and

WHEREAS, Lacy Taylor lived a caring and purposeful life, and she will forever hold a treasured place in the hearts of all those who shared in her love and friendship; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Lucile Lacy Taylor II and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to her mother, Lucile Lacy Taylor; to her brothers, Goodwyn Rhett Taylor and J. Heyward Taylor III and his wife, Brooke; to her nieces and nephews, Julieanne Dorn Taylor and Goodwyn Rhett Taylor III, Nathaniel Heyward Taylor, and Carlisle Taylor Whitworth and her husband, Scott; to her great-nephew, Robert Rhett Whitworth; and to her other relatives and many 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 Lucile Lacy Taylor II.

Anderson

______________________________ Speaker of the House

I certify that H.R. No. 1576 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on April 30, 2009.

______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House