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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Carolyn Ericson, a respected member of the |
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Nacogdoches community, passed away on December 2, 2018, at the age |
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of 87; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Carolyn Reeves was born to Jonathan and |
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Emma Reeves on May 12, 1931, in Fort Stockton; during her youth, her |
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parents took her around the country to track down their lineage, an |
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experience that inspired her own passion for genealogy; and |
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WHEREAS, She married Joe Ericson on July 16, 1955, in |
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Lubbock, and the couple moved to Nacogdoches two years later; |
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there, they raised three children, Linda, Joseph, and John, and |
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with the passing years, Mrs. Ericson had the privilege of welcoming |
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into her family three grandchildren, Jonathan, Angela, and William, |
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and two great-grandchildren, Lexington and Evelyn; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of her career, Mrs. Ericson |
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performed extensive historical research, collecting approximately |
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$200,000 worth of literature and cataloguing cemetery and census |
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records, and she also clipped and digitized obituaries of some |
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42,000 people buried in Nacogdoches County; in 2018, she donated |
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much of her library to the Stephen F. Austin State University East |
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Texas Research Center; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her research, Mrs. Ericson |
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established her own publishing company, Ericson Books, authored |
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more than 100 books, and wrote a weekly genealogical column, |
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"Kissin' Kuzzins," which appeared in several East Texas newspapers |
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for more than four decades; she also served as curator of the Old |
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Stone Fort Museum from 1972 to 1980 and took an active role in |
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numerous genealogical and heritage societies, including the |
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Daughters of the Republic of Texas; moreover, she was a longtime |
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congregant of First United Methodist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, While the death of Carolyn Ericson brings |
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immeasurable sorrow to her family and friends, she leaves behind a |
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legacy that will forever be treasured by all those who held her |
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dear; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Carolyn Ericson and |
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extend sincere condolences 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 Carolyn |
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Ericson. |