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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Vesta Carol Hillsamer Williams of Victoria, the |
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mother of our esteemed colleague, the Honorable Geanie W. Morrison, |
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passed away on June 6, 2012, at the age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Alva Lawrence and Neda McDonald |
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Hillsamer, the former Vesta Hillsamer was born in Cushing, |
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Oklahoma, on May 21, 1931; she graduated from Drumright High School |
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and married William Eugene Williams in 1949, moving with him to |
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Arkansas for several years, then to Victoria; their decades of |
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devoted matrimony were further enriched by the addition of four |
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children; and |
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WHEREAS, This accomplished woman worked for Victoria Bank and |
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Trust and was engaged in many community programs; an active |
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congregant at First Christian Church, she served as a member of the |
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diaconate, chair of the membership and worship committees, church |
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historian, and president of the Christian Women's Fellowship; she |
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also participated in the church's Morning Study Club and was a |
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founding board member of the Victoria Christian Assistance |
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Ministry, where she volunteered weekly; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Williams was a committed member of the Victoria |
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County Republican Women, serving as secretary of the executive |
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committee for six years; moreover, she was a precinct chair and |
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attended county and state conventions as a delegate; in 2004, she |
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was recognized as a Tribute to Women honoree by the Texas Federation |
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of Republican Women for her commendable volunteer efforts over the |
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years; and |
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WHEREAS, Vesta Williams lived a rich and purposeful life |
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centered around her faith, family, and community, and she will |
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forever be remembered with great admiration and affection by all |
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who had the good fortune to know her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Vesta Carol |
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Hillsamer Williams and extend deepest sympathy to the members of |
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her family: to her children, State Representative Geanie |
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W. Morrison and her husband, Jack, Jeff Williams and his wife, |
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Wanda, Carol Williams and her partner, Chris Bird, and Wayne |
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Williams and his wife, Mary Catherine; to her grandchildren, Lauri |
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Perry and her husband, Chris, Matt Morrison, Jason Newbern, Tammy |
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Shamburger and her husband, Austin, and Alex, Grace, and Kate |
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Williams; to her great-grandchildren, Cole and Ella Perry, Madison |
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Williams, and Brooklyn Shamburger; to her sister, Linda Pybus |
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Glover, and her husband, Steven; to her nephews, Charles Pybus and |
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his wife, Sue, John Pybus and his wife, Vickie, Johnnie Lee High and |
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his wife, Wilma, Bobby King and his wife, Sue, and Gerald High; to |
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her nieces, Zella Lue Rice and Nathalie Taylor; and to her other |
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relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Vesta |
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Williams. |