SR57 - In memory of Patricia Jung Williams of Willow Park.

        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             ________________________________          President of the Senate               I hereby certify that the     above Resolution was adopted by     the Senate on April 14, 2025, by a     rising vote.             ________________________________          Secretary of the Senate             ________________________________           Member, Texas Senate