SJ 137 — Celebrating the life of the Honorable Helen Marie Taylor.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22105446D I SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

137 E N Offered February 18, 2022 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Hel––––––––––aylor.Helen Marie Taylor.

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Rand Delegates:L WHEREAS, a native of Waco, Texas, Helen Taylor graduated from Baylor University and the Royal E AcaWHEREAS, during World War II, Helen Taylor served as the entertainment director for the Seventh D United States Army and, upon returning to the United States, pursued a career in the performing arts, appearing in numerous Shakespearean plays including an award-winning performance as Ophelia in "Hamlet";

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asand WHEREAS, Helen Taylor offered her wisdom and expertise to a result,number theof citycivic abandonedorganizations and conWHEREAS, in the projectlate 1980s, Helen Taylor returned to her hometown of Waco and purchased the historicformer streetBarron designsSprings wereElementary SreservedSchool, forpreserving yearsboth the school and the historically significant sites related to come;the Waco Indians on the surrounding land;

andthe 3facility WHEREAS,reopened Helen Taylor also spent time at her family home, Bloomsbury, in Orange,1993 whereas she 7 cofounded the JamesHelen Madisonnational Museumheritage; of Orange County Heritage;

herand visionaryWaco leadershipHistory alsoand ledoffers toa organization'swide range of exhibits celebrating local and WHEREAS, predeceased by her first husband, George Barber Munroe, and onlyher lifetimesecond membershiphusband, inJaquelin 2009;Erasmus Taylor, and two sons, Jaquelin Pendleton Taylor and Ralph William Taylor, Helen Taylor will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her sons, Howell Taylor and George Taylor, andRESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of the Honorable Helen Marie Taylor;

andpelier,and, andbe sheit receivedRESOLVED theFURTHER, WHEREAS,That inthe 1983,Clerk Presidentof Ronaldthe ReaganSenate selectedprepare Helena Taylorcopy asof thethis Unitedresolution Statesfor delegatepresentation to the Unitedfamily Nationsof Educational,the Scientific,Honorable andHelen CulturalMarie OrganizationTaylor meeting in Paris, and she served as aan Unitedexpression Statesof representative to the UnitedGeneral NationsAssembly's fromrespect 1986for toher 1987;memory.

and WHEREAS, Helen Taylor offered her wisdom and expertise to a number of civic organizations and conservative groups, serving as vice president of the Eagle Forum for more than 40 years;

and WHEREAS, in the late 1980s, Helen Taylor returned to her hometown of Waco and purchased the 33 sites related to the Waco Indians on the surrounding land;

the facility reopened in 1993 as the Helen 34 Marie Taylor Museum of Waco History and offers a wide range of exhibits celebrating local and / 35 national heritage;

and / 36 WHEREAS, predeceased by her first husband, George Barber Munroe, and her second husband, 37 Jaquelin Erasmus Taylor, and two sons, Jaquelin Pendleton Taylor and Ralph William Taylor, Helen Taylor will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her sons, Howell Taylor and George Taylor, and their families;

and numerous other family members and friends;

now, therefore, be it note with great sadness the loss of the Honorable Helen Marie Taylor;

and, be itssembly hereby RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of the Honorable Helen Marie Taylor as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for her memory.