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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Jayne Word Dibrell, who died on April |
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25, 2023, at the age of 93; and |
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WHEREAS, Jayne Word was born on November 16, 1929, in |
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Oklahoma City to Orville and Margie Word; Jayne's father served |
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in the United States Army as a civil engineer, and the family |
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moved with him to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, when he was called to |
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active duty during World War II; and |
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WHEREAS, Jayne graduated from Tyler High School in 1947 |
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and briefly attended Gulf Park College in Mississippi before |
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moving to occupied Japan where her father was stationed; she |
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returned to Austin in 1949 to attend The University of Texas, |
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where she joined the Delta Gamma sorority and earned a bachelor's |
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degree in speech therapy; and |
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WHEREAS, After marrying Joe Dibrell in 1952, Jayne and her |
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husband moved to Coleman, his hometown, to begin their life |
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together; a recent graduate of The University of Texas School of |
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Law, Joe opened a law practice, and Jayne commenced her career as |
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a speech therapist in Coleman County schools, always making time |
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for civic engagement; a committed Democrat and political |
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activist, Jayne contributed her time and energy to supporting her |
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husband's successful bid for district judge, speaking on his |
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behalf at political rallies and later working for phone banks for |
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several Democratic candidates; and |
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WHEREAS, Jayne and Joe moved to Austin in 1973, where she |
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spent 12 years in private practice as a speech pathologist after |
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earning her master's degree in speech pathology from her alma |
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mater; an avid gardener, ceramicist, and lover of the arts, Jayne |
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served as a museum docent for many years; she and her husband were |
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longtime patrons of ballet, opera, symphony orchestras, and |
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visual arts in Austin and elsewhere; they were fans of Lady |
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Longhorns basketball, and they enjoyed traveling on their own and |
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with Friendship Force International and cooking with their |
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gourmet dinner group for over 20 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Jayne was a dedicated mother to her children, |
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Will and Margaret, and a loving grandmother to her granddaughter, |
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Elinor, and great-grandsons Colby and Owen; she was a generous |
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woman who immeasurably enriched the lives of her colleagues and |
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friends, and her enthusiasm, love of life, and kindness will not |
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be forgotten by all who were privileged to share in her life; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Jayne Word Dibrell; 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 Jayne Word Dibrell. |