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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 747
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In Memory |
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Judith Blanton Wilkerson |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Judith Blanton Wilkerson, who died |
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April 26, 2019, at the age of 89; and |
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WHEREAS, Judy Blanton was born on April 5, 1930, in Temple, |
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to Katherine and Melvin Blanton; she attended The University of |
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Texas at Austin, where she met the love of her life, the late |
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William Wilkerson; they were married for nearly 65 years and were |
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blessed with three children, David Wilkerson, Katie Wilkerson |
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Carnes, and Noel Wilkerson Holmes; her four grandchildren and her |
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great-granddaughter were a source of much pride and joy for |
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her; and |
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WHEREAS, Judy enjoyed a long and distinguished career as a |
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journalist; she and her husband were involved in publishing the |
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Comanche Chief and owned the De Leon Free Press before acquiring |
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the Pleasanton Express, which won hundreds of awards in the time |
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they owned it; she was known as a principled journalist who gave |
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voice to women and minorities, and she was also active in a number |
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of professional and community organizations, notably the South |
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Texas Press Association and the Pleasanton Chamber of |
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Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, |
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and she was a dynamic leader in the Pleasanton community, and |
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later, in the Austin community; she was known for her unwavering |
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commitment to helping the less fortunate, and she leaves behind |
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memories that will be treasured forever by her family and |
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countless friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Judith Blanton Wilkerson; 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 Judy Wilkerson. |
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Zaffirini, Flores, |
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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 May 15, 2019, 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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