87R12616 CJM-D
 
  By: Hughes, et al. S.C.R. No. 51
 
 
 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
         WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Sara
  Sandlin Ratliff of Mount Pleasant, who passed away on December 17,
  2019, at the age of 83; and
         WHEREAS, The former "Sally" Sandlin was born to True and Bob
  Sandlin in Mount Pleasant on June 21, 1936; a graduate of Stephens
  College and The University of Texas at Austin, she was a member of
  Zeta Tau Alpha; she met her future husband, Bill Ratliff, when he
  came to pick up his cousin at the sorority house, and he proposed on
  Valentine's Day just three months later; the couple married in
  August 1959, and they became the parents of three treasured
  children, Bess, Bennett, and Thomas; and
         WHEREAS, Mrs. Ratliff was a source of tremendous support and
  encouragement to her husband as he pursued a second career in public
  service and rose to become the state's lieutenant governor; along
  the way, she kept meticulously detailed scrapbooks about his life
  in politics, which proved most valuable to his biographer, and the
  archive she assembled was eventually acquired by The University of
  Texas at Tyler; dedicated to the betterment of Mount Pleasant, she
  volunteered extensively in the community; she was also a Life
  Member of the Texas Exes; and
         WHEREAS, Through the years, Mrs. Ratliff knew the joy of
  welcoming into her family a son-in-law, Mike, and two
  daughters-in-law, Beccy and Stacy; she took great pride in her
  grandchildren, Rachael and William Ratliff, Thomas Ratliff, Maggie
  and Keenan Weiss, Tyler Hargrave, Meaghan and Grant Hargrave, Kelly
  and Harrison Hargrave, Sara Ratliff, and Taylor Ratliff, and
  great-grandchildren, Gavin Hargrave, Beckam Hargrave, Emma
  Ratliff, and Pierce Hargrave; and
         WHEREAS, Sally Ratliff brightened the days of innumerable
  people with her warmth, kindness, and grace, and although she will
  be deeply missed, she will forever hold a special place in the
  hearts of all who were privileged to share in her love and
  friendship; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas
  hereby pay tribute to the memory of Sara Sandlin Ratliff and extend
  sincere condolences to her family and friends; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
  Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of
  Sally Ratliff.