SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 577
 
 
  In Memory
  of
  Thelma Ruth Zoch Schatte
 
         WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the
  passing of Thelma Ruth Zoch Schatte of Giddings on January 25,
  2019, at the age of 90; and
 
         WHEREAS, Born in Northrup on December 7, 1928, to Gotthilf
  Martin Zoch and Clara Alfrieda Boettcher, the former Thelma Zoch
  grew up on a farm with 10 siblings, Ruth, Paul, Monroe, Alma,
  Robert, Walter, Rudie, Edwin, Ludwig, and Otto, and she helped out
  with the family's crops and livestock; she attended a nearby
  Lutheran school before moving to Houston at the age of 14, where
  she waitressed for a short time and then served as a governess; and
 
         WHEREAS, She was joined in matrimony in 1947 to Louis
  Theodore Schatte, with whom she shared a rewarding marriage that
  spanned nearly six decades before Mr. Schatte's death in 2006;
  Mrs. Schatte was a devoted mother to her nine children, Thomas,
  Louis, David, Benjamin, Kenneth, Suzanna, Marlene, Sharon, and
  Ronald, and with the passing years she had the pleasure of
  welcoming into her family numerous grandchildren and
  great-grandchildren; and
 
         WHEREAS, In addition to raising her family, Mrs. Schatte
  dedicated herself to tending the Schatte family farm near
  Giddings, where she lived for 69 years and worked alongside her
  husband to grow corn, maize, sugar cane, cotton, and peanuts; in
  later years, the couple converted the farmland to Coastal Bermuda
  meadows, raising Charolais and Black Angus cattle; and
 
         WHEREAS, A woman of deep faith, Mrs. Schatte was a longtime
  congregant of Immanuel Lutheran and a member of the church choir;
  in her leisure time, she took pleasure in working in her large
  garden and orchard, where she grew vegetables and fruit trees and
  canned hundreds of jars of pickles, beans, beets, peaches, and
  pears every year; she enjoyed preparing signature dishes for her
  loved ones, especially her homemade bread, Swedish tea ring, and
  made-from-scratch cakes; and
 
         WHEREAS, Although Thelma Schatte is greatly missed, this
  beloved woman has left her family and friends with many treasured
  memories, and she will forever hold a special place in their
  hearts; now, therefore, be it
 
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
  Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Thelma Ruth Zoch
  Schatte and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn her
  passing; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
  prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns
  this day, it do so in memory of Thelma Schatte.
 
  Hughes, Kolkhorst
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on April 15, 2019, by a
    rising vote.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate