HR472 - In memory of Patricia Jung Williams of Willow Park.

      H.R. No. 472       R E S O L U T I O N          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 House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   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 House of   Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Patty   Williams.     Olcott     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 472 was unanimously adopted by a   rising vote of the House on April 9, 2025.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House