SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 57
	In Memory
	of
	Patricia Williams
	WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with
	the passing of Patricia Jung Williams of Willow Park on January
	18, 2025, at the age of 67; and
	WHEREAS, The former Patty Jung was born on August 10, 1957,
	to Hermann and Kitty Jung in Ottawa, Canada, where her family
	resided after emigrating from Germany; the Jung family
	eventually moved to Fort Worth and became U.S. citizens, and she
	graduated from Arlington Heights High School, which later named
	her a distinguished graduate; she subsequently earned a
	bachelor's degree in business from Austin College; and
	WHEREAS, Early in her career, Mrs. Williams worked in the
	hotel hospitality business at Green Oaks Inn in Fort Worth before
	becoming a sales manager for Hyatt Hotels and the director of sales
	for state associations for Amfac Hotels at Dallas Fort Worth
	International Airport; she achieved great success after joining
	the executive team of Roger Williams Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram SRT in
	Weatherford, a dealership owned by her husband, U.S. Congressman
	Roger Williams; the couple shared 41 years of marriage  and  took
	great  joy  in  welcoming  their two daughters, J.J. and Sabrina,
	into the business as managing partners; later in life, they were
	further blessed with two grandchildren, Clara and Emmy; and
	WHEREAS, In 1995, Mrs. Williams was appointed by Governor
	George W. Bush to the Texas Automobile Theft Prevention
	Authority, and she was later elected as its first female chair;
	she was appointed by Governor Rick Perry to serve as a public
	member and director of the State Bar of Texas in 2002; among the
	many other organizations that benefited from her involvement
	were the Better Business Bureau of Fort Worth and Tarrant County,
	the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, the Tarrant Area Food Bank,
	Texas Women for the Arts, and the Austin College President's
	Council, and she was also active in her congregation at Willow
	Park Baptist Church; over the years, she received a number of
	honors, which included being named the Most Influential
	Businesswoman of the Year by the Fort Worth Business Press in
	1997; and
	WHEREAS, Patty Williams was a devoted wife and mother, an
	accomplished business leader, and a model of civic engagement,
	and she leaves behind a record of service and success that her
	loved ones can remember with pride; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
	Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Patricia Jung
	Williams and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her
	family:  to her husband, the Honorable Roger Williams; to her
	children, Jaclyn Williams Contreras and her husband, Eric, and
	Sabrina Williams Speirs and her husband, Jesse; to her
	grandchildren, Clara Contreras and Emmy Mac Speirs; to her
	sister, Susan Davis, and her husband, Greg; and to her many other
	relatives and friends; 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 Patty Williams.
	King
	Alvarado Hagenbuch Middleton
	Bettencourt Hall Miles
	Birdwell Hancock Nichols
	Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Parker
	Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Paxton
	Cook Huffman Perry
	Creighton Hughes Schwertner
	Eckhardt Johnson Sparks
	Flores Kolkhorst West
	Gutierrez Menéndez Zaffirini
	Patrick, President of the Senate
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		President of the Senate
		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on April 14, 2025, by a
		rising vote.
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		Secretary of the Senate
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		Member, Texas Senate