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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family, friends, and colleagues in the Texas |
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legislative community will forever treasure their memories of Betty |
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Wilhelm Horton, who passed away on November 29, 2015, at the age of |
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64; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Betty Wilhelm was born on July 21, 1951, |
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in Dallas to Johnnie Lee and Nila Ruth Wilhelm; she graduated from |
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South Garland High School in 1969, and that same year, she had the |
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honor of being named the Teenaged Republican Woman of the Year in |
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Dallas County; she subsequently earned her bachelor's degree and |
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her master's degree in public administration from Texas State |
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University, and after college, she took a job with KLBJ Radio in |
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Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime legislative staffer, Ms. Horton served |
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in 19 legislative sessions from 1975 until her retirement in 2013; |
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she was employed with several members of the Texas House of |
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Representatives, some of whom she spent more than a decade working |
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for, and she took pride in the role she played in countless pieces |
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of legislation that continue to impact the lives of Texans; along |
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the way, she became a caring mentor and friend to generations of |
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fellow staff members at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, She was joined in matrimony to her high school |
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sweetheart, Maxwell Davis Horton, in 1972, and the couple raised |
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two daughters, Kelly and Shana; she cherished her role as a mother, |
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and she also delighted in doting on her precious granddaughter, |
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Georgia; for 35 years, Ms. Horton resided in the West Lake Hills |
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area, where she belonged to Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church; in |
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her retirement, she seized the opportunity to travel the world with |
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her husband, venturing on trips to England, Scotland, France, |
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Italy, and Costa Rica, as well as to Alaska, Hawaii, and other |
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destinations across the United States; and |
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WHEREAS, Known for her passion for life, her kindness and |
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sincerity, and her spirit of adventure, Betty Horton was beloved by |
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all those who had the pleasure of knowing her, and she will forever |
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hold a treasured place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Betty Wilhelm Horton |
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and extend sincere sympathy to all who mourn her passing; and, be it |
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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 Betty |
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Wilhelm Horton. |
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Gonzales of Williamson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1023 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 30, 2017. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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