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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Barbara Joyce Parker Williams of Dallas passed away |
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on March 3, 2019, at the age of 69, leaving behind a loving family |
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and many dear friends to cherish her memory; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Dallas on August 19, 1949, to James and |
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Alverniece Parker, the former Barbara Parker grew up with the |
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companionship of a brother, James, and two sisters, Sherry and |
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Janet, with whom she shared a close bond; she was a member of the |
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Roosevelt High School Class of 1967, and she graduated from Bishop |
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College and Prairie View A&M University, where she earned a |
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graduate degree; on March 12, 1979, she exchanged wedding vows with |
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George Williams, her devoted husband of 40 years, and they went on |
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to become the parents of two treasured daughters, Traci and Teri, |
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and the grandparents of five precious grandchildren, Nia, Gerold, |
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Sydnee, Steven, and Sophie; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Williams was a passionate educator who worked |
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for 30 years in the Dallas Independent School District until her |
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retirement in 2001; in the course of her career, she taught at a |
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number of elementary schools in the district, and she found special |
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satisfaction in introducing young children to the joys of reading; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Sustained by a strong faith from an early age, |
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Mrs. Williams was a valued member of Community Missionary Baptist |
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Church, where she served in numerous capacities over the years; she |
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also volunteered her time on various committees with the Alpha Xi |
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Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and she deeply |
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enjoyed the fellowship she shared with her sorority sisters; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all else, Mrs. Williams cherished her family, |
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and she was known to talk at length about her daughters, her |
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sons-in-law, her grandchildren, and all of their achievements; she |
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was an excellent caregiver, a gracious hostess, and a talented |
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cook, and the delicious meals she served made every gathering at her |
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home all the more special; and |
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WHEREAS, Barbara Williams touched many lives during her time |
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on this earth, and all those who were privileged to share in the |
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warmth of her affection will forever hold her close in their hearts; |
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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 memory of Barbara Joyce |
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Parker Williams and extend sincere condolences to the members of |
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her family: to her husband, George W. Williams Jr.; to her |
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daughters, Traci and her husband, Gerold, and Teri and her husband, |
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Steven; to her siblings, Sherry Rose, Janet Kemp, and the Reverend |
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James Parker Jr.; to her dear niece, State Representative Toni |
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Rose; to her grandchildren, Nia, Gerold, Sydnee, Steven, and |
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Sophie; and to her other relatives and 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 Barbara |
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Joyce Parker Williams. |