In memory of Patricia Jung Williams of Willow Park.

89(R) SR 57 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

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

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President of the Senate

I hereby certify that the

above Resolution was adopted by

the Senate on April 14, 2025, by a

rising vote.

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Secretary of the Senate

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Member, Texas Senate