Bill Text: TX HR1286 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Betty Marie Norsworthy of Waco.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-27 - Reported enrolled [HR1286 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR1286-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1286 |
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WHEREAS, The passing of Betty Marie Norsworthy of Waco on | ||
March 2, 2011, at the age of 86, has deeply saddened the many people | ||
whose lives she touched; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Norsworthy was born on September 9, 1924, in | ||
Detroit, Michigan; a good student, she graduated from high school | ||
at the age of 16, earning the equivalent of a business school | ||
degree; and | ||
WHEREAS, Active in her church, she was often chosen to | ||
showcase her lovely voice as a soloist in the choir; a fellow | ||
congregant, Charles Norsworthy, admired her talent, and on April | ||
13, 1946, they were married; the couple shared nearly four decades | ||
together before Mr. Norsworthy's passing, and they lovingly raised | ||
four children, Ross, Nancy, Donald, and Steven; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Norsworthy stayed home with the kids when they | ||
were young, working as a seamstress to supplement the family's | ||
income; later, she was employed as a bookkeeper and as an insurance | ||
underwriter before her retirement; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1995, Mrs. Norsworthy moved to Waco, where she | ||
joined Highland Baptist Church; she benefited the congregation as a | ||
member of the choir and as president of the Naomis; in addition, she | ||
served as president of the Baylor Senior Adult Choir and enjoyed | ||
volunteering as a mentor at Dean Highland Elementary School; and | ||
WHEREAS, Sustained by her strong faith, Betty Norsworthy | ||
approached life with great joy and enthusiasm, and she will always | ||
be remembered with tenderness and affection by those who were | ||
privileged to know her; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Betty Marie | ||
Norsworthy and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her | ||
family: to her children, Ross Norsworthy and his wife, June, Nancy | ||
Nye and her husband, Lanny, Donald Norsworthy and his wife, Bonny, | ||
and Steven Norsworthy; to her 11 grandchildren; to her 8 | ||
great-grandchildren; 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 Betty Marie | ||
Norsworthy. | ||
Anderson of McLennan | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1286 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on April 21, 2011. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||