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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Cherished memories remain to comfort the family and |
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friends of Janice S. Watson Cullum, who passed away on June 19, |
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2024, at the age of 94; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Dallas on November 22, 1929, to Herbert |
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Cornelius Watson and Birdie Beatrice Sachse, the former Janice |
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Watson grew up with the companionship of three older sisters, |
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Evelyn, Imogene, and Mae Ella; she went on to exchange wedding vows |
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with George Cullum Jr. on February 7, 1950, and the couple shared in |
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the joy of raising three children, George, Jean, and Troy; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Cullum and her family resided in various parts |
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of North Texas and Missouri, and she always enjoyed being involved |
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with her church and attending ladies' Bible studies; later in life, |
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she found fulfillment in volunteering at Christian Care Communities & |
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Services in Mesquite; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Mrs. Cullum's treasured family grew |
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to include six grandchildren, Kristen, Craig, Julie, Clinton, |
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T. J., and Morgan, as well as three great-grandchildren, Lucy, |
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Owen, and Wyatt, and many nieces and nephews; she delighted in |
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cheering on her grandchildren at their extracurricular activities |
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and taking them on outings to church, museums, zoos, and amusement |
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parks; she was known for her fashion sense and her love of |
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accessorizing, and her favorite activities included reading the |
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newspaper and solving word puzzles; and |
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WHEREAS, With her kind and caring ways, Janice Cullum |
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brightened the world for all who knew her, and they will forever |
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hold her close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Janice S. Watson |
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Cullum and extend deepest sympathy to her family and friends; and, |
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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 Janice |
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Cullum. |