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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 537
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In Memory |
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of |
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Nancy Lee Bass |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and pays |
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tribute to the life of Fort Worth philanthropist Nancy Lee Bass, |
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who died February 28, 2013, at the age of 95; and |
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WHEREAS, A doyenne of the arts and the grand dame of |
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countless cultural institutions, Mrs. Bass gave generously of |
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her time and her family fortune; she and her husband, the late |
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Perry Bass, donated millions of dollars in support of museums, |
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education, and health care and human services; as the matriarch |
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of one of the wealthiest families in America, she felt it was |
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incumbent upon the Basses to give back to society; and |
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WHEREAS, Born March 7, 1917 in Fort Worth, she grew up |
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loving classical music and the arts; after graduating from high |
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school, she attained an English degree from The University of |
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Texas at Austin; in 1941, she married Wichita Falls oilman Perry |
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Bass; together the couple raised four sons who would follow in |
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their footsteps of accruing wealth for the family while giving |
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liberally to local, regional, and national causes; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Bass served for three decades as vice |
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president and director of the Sid W. Richardson Foundation; she |
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sat on the boards of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, the |
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Smithsonian Institution National Council, and The University of |
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Texas at Austin Development Board and on the advisory board of |
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the Van Cliburn competition in Fort Worth; she and her family |
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were instrumental in the construction of the Nancy Lee and Perry |
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R. Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth and were longstanding |
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friends and neighbors of the great pianist Van Cliburn; and |
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WHEREAS, This gracious lady was known for her humility as |
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well as for her elegance and largesse; her outstanding |
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contributions to arts, culture, and human services will long be |
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remembered and revered, and she leaves her beloved sons and |
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grandchildren with memories that will be forever cherished; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Nancy Lee Bass; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Nancy Bass. |
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Nelson, Davis |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 25, 2013, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |