S.R. No. 890

SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 890

In Memory

of

Willie Lee Campbell Glass

WHEREAS, The Texas Senate joins the citizens of Tyler and

Nacogdoches in mourning the loss of Willie Lee Campbell Glass, who

died May 2, 1999, at the age of 88; and

WHEREAS, Born August 24, 1910, in Nacogdoches, Texas,

Willie Lee Campbell was the daughter of two educators, the late

E. J. and Mary Campbell; Willie graduated from high school as class

valedictorian and graduated from Prairie View A&M University in

1931 with a degree in home economics; she earned a master's degree

from Iowa State College, where she was one of the first black

women to complete the graduate program and the youngest student to

receive a master's degree; and

WHEREAS, She joined the faculty at Virginia State College

for Negroes and later returned to Nacogdoches to teach at her

former high school; she married the president of Texas College,

Dr. D. R. Glass, on August 27, 1936, and after moving to the

college campus in Tyler, Mrs. Glass began inviting groups of

students to the president's home to teach etiquette and table

manners; Mrs. Glass soon led the homemaking department at

Texas College and served as a homemaking education consultant for

the Texas Education Agency; and

WHEREAS, Willie Glass was dedicated to her work in the field

of education and was an exemplary lady who was respected for her

many accomplishments and for her leadership in the community; and

WHEREAS, After her retirement in 1963, Mrs. Glass was the

recipient of a number of honors from organizations around the

country; she was inducted into the Texas Woman's Hall of Fame in

1985 and received the T. B. Butler Award as Tyler's Most Outstanding

Citizen; she was given an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters by

Texas College in 1988 and received Prairie View A&M University's

Distinguished Alumni Award; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Glass was a member of the Texas College Board

of Trustees, the East Texas Lighthouse for the Blind Board, the

American Red Cross, The University of Texas at Tyler Foundation,

and the Stephen F. Austin State University Foundation; she was a

founder and director of the North Tyler Neighborhood Association;

and

WHEREAS, A woman of integrity, strength, and generosity, she

gave unselfishly of her time to others, and her wisdom, warmth, and

valued counsel will not be forgotten by those who knew her; and

WHEREAS, A devout Christian, Mrs. Glass was a member of

Saint Paul Christian Methodist Episcopal Church; and

WHEREAS, Willie Lee Glass was a devoted wife to the late

Dr. Glass and was dedicated to Texas College and its students; she

lived her life to the fullest, and she leaves behind memories that

will be treasured forever by her many friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

76th Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the

bereaved friends of Willie Lee Campbell Glass and to the citizens

of Nacogdoches and Tyler; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as

an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas Senate, and

that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of

Willie Lee Glass.

Cain, Nixon, Ratliff
Armbrister
Barrientos
Bernsen
Bivins
Brown
Carona
Duncan
Ellis
Fraser / Gallegos
Harris
Haywood
Jackson
Lindsay
Lucio
Luna
Madla
Moncrief
Nelson / Ogden
Shapiro
Shapleigh
Sibley
Truan
Wentworth
West
Whitmire
Zaffirini

Perry, 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 May7,1999, by a rising vote.

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Secretary of the Senate

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Member, Texas Senate

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Member, Texas Senate

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Member, Texas Senate