TITLE: In memory of Vesta Carol Hillsamer Williams of Victoria.

SUMMARY: In memory of Vesta Carol Hillsamer Williams of Victoria.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Vesta Carol Hillsamer Williams of Victoria, the mother of our esteemed colleague, the Honorable Geanie W. Morrison, passed away on June 6, 2012, at the age of 81; and WHEREAS, The daughter of Alva Lawrence and Neda McDonald Hillsamer, the former Vesta Hillsamer was born in Cushing, Oklahoma, on May 21, 1931; she graduated from Drumright High School and married William Eugene Williams in 1949, moving with him to Arkansas for several years, then to Victoria; their decades of devoted matrimony were further enriched by the addition of four children; and WHEREAS, This accomplished woman worked for Victoria Bank and Trust and was engaged in many community programs; an active congregant at First Christian Church, she served as a member of the diaconate, chair of the membership and worship committees, church historian, and president of the Christian Women's Fellowship; she also participated in the church's Morning Study Club and was a founding board member of the Victoria Christian Assistance Ministry, where she volunteered weekly; and WHEREAS, Mrs. Williams was a committed member of the Victoria County Republican Women, serving as secretary of the executive committee for six years; moreover, she was a precinct chair and attended county and state conventions as a delegate; in 2004, she was recognized as a Tribute to Women honoree by the Texas Federation of Republican Women for her commendable volunteer efforts over the years; and WHEREAS, Vesta Williams lived a rich and purposeful life centered around her faith, family, and community, and she will forever be remembered with great admiration and affection by all who had the good fortune to know her; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Vesta Carol Hillsamer Williams and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to her children, State Representative Geanie W. Morrison and her husband, Jack, Jeff Williams and his wife, Wanda, Carol Williams and her partner, Chris Bird, and Wayne Williams and his wife, Mary Catherine; to her grandchildren, Lauri Perry and her husband, Chris, Matt Morrison, Jason Newbern, Tammy Shamburger and her husband, Austin, and Alex, Grace, and Kate Williams; to her great-grandchildren, Cole and Ella Perry, Madison Williams, and Brooklyn Shamburger; to her sister, Linda Pybus Glover, and her husband, Steven; to her nephews, Charles Pybus and his wife, Sue, John Pybus and his wife, Vickie, Johnnie Lee High and his wife, Wilma, Bobby King and his wife, Sue, and Gerald High; to her nieces, Zella Lue Rice and Nathalie Taylor; and to her other relatives and many 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Vesta Williams. King of Parker Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Otto Alonzo Gooden Paddie Alvarado Guerra Parker Anchia Guillen Patrick Anderson Gutierrez Perez Ashby Harless Perry Aycock Harper-Brown Phillips Bell Hernandez Luna Pickett Bohac Herrero Pitts Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Price Bonnen of Galveston Howard Raney Branch Huberty Ratliff Burkett Hughes Raymond Burnam Hunter Reynolds Button Isaac Riddle Callegari Johnson Ritter Canales Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Travis Carter King of Hemphill Rose Clardy King of Parker Sanford Coleman King of Taylor Schaefer Collier King of Zavala Sheets Cook Kleinschmidt Sheffield of Bell Cortez Klick Sheffield of Coryell Craddick Kolkhorst Simmons Creighton Krause Simpson Crownover Kuempel Smith Dale Larson Smithee Darby Laubenberg Springer Davis of Dallas Lavender Stephenson J. Davis of Harris Leach Stickland S. Davis of Harris Lewis Strama Deshotel Longoria Taylor Dukes Lozano Thompson of Brazoria Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Harris Eiland Marquez Toth Elkins Martinez Turner of Collin Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Harris Farias McClendon Turner of Tarrant Farney Menendez Villalba Farrar Miles Villarreal Fletcher Miller of Comal Vo Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Walle Frank Moody White Frullo Munoz, Jr. Workman Geren Murphy Wu Giddings Naishtat Zedler Goldman Nevarez Zerwas Gonzales Oliveira Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2316 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 21, 2013. Chief Clerk of the House