SR156 - In memory of Virginia Lee Douglas Wilson of Winnsboro.

        SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 156       In Memory   of   Virginia Wilson            WHEREAS, A life lived with joy and purpose drew to a close   with the passing of Virginia Lee Douglas Wilson of Winnsboro on   October 18, 2024, at the age of 87; and          WHEREAS, The daughter of Virginia Matilda Brumley Douglas   and Edgar Howard Douglas Jr., the former Virginia Douglas was   born in Dallas on November 20, 1936, and grew up with the   companionship of six siblings, Ruth, Billy Paul, Linda, Dorothy   Jean, Carolyn, and James Howard; she spent her youth in the Old   Cypress community and graduated from Mount Vernon High School in   1955, where she played basketball and participated in pep squad   and Future Homemakers of America; after earning her degree from   the Tyler School of Business, she worked as the secretary to the   president of Jarvis Christian College and as a receptionist for   Starnes Animal Clinic, and she eventually started her own   cleaning service business; and          WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Wilson enjoyed the love   and support of her husband, Marice Densal Wilson, with whom she   shared a rewarding union of 65 years until his passing in 2021;   she took great pride in their three children, Ray, Ronny, and   Robin, and through the years, their cherished family grew to   include 8 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; her greatest   delight was spending time with her loved ones and watching them   participate in activities; she also took pleasure in reading and   caring for animals, and each year she and her husband looked   forward to portraying Santa and Mrs. Claus during the Christmas   season; and          WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to share in this   treasured woman's love and friendship will always remember her   with great tenderness and affection; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th   Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Virginia Lee   Douglas Wilson and extend sincere condolences to the members of   her family: to her children, Ray Wilson and his wife, Terri,   Ronny Wilson and his wife, Karla, and Robin Wilson; to her   siblings, Ruth Thomas, Billy Paul Douglas and his wife, Doylene,   and Linda Smith and her husband, Jimmy; to her grandchildren,   Timothy Wilson and his wife, Jacie, Benjamin Wilson and his wife,   Brandy, Aaron Wilson and his wife, Alisha, Sean Wilson and his   wife, Lezlea, Jacquelyn Wilson Younger and her husband, Tyce,   Claire Wilson Crawford and her husband, Joshua, Abigail Wilson   Troell and her husband, Hunter, and Peyton Wilson; to her 15   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 Senate adjourns   this day, it do so in memory of Virginia Wilson.     Hughes                 ________________________________          President of the Senate               I hereby certify that the     above Resolution was adopted by     the Senate on February 26, 2025,     by a rising vote.                 ________________________________          Secretary of the Senate                 ________________________________           Member, Texas Senate