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               SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 42
            
            In Memory
         
            of
         
            Lou Ethel Gaw
         
                   WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their 
         
            memories of Lou Ethel Gaw of Marshall, who passed away on July 16, 
         
            2023, at the age of 94; and
         
                   WHEREAS, The daughter of Ralph and Ida Ramey, the former 
         
            Lou Ramey was born in Gilmer on June 21, 1929; a standout student 
         
            at Gilmer High School, she was a member of several campus 
         
            organizations, and she graduated as valedictorian in 1946; and
         
                   WHEREAS, Mrs. Gaw went on to receive a bachelor's degree in 
         
            Latin and English from The University of Texas at Austin, and she 
         
            later earned a master's degree from East Texas State University; 
         
            following a year teaching high school in San Angelo, she took a 
         
            job at the R. G. LeTourneau company, where she met her future 
         
            husband, William "Bill" Gaw Jr.; the couple wed in 1953; and
         
                   WHEREAS, In 1963, Mr. and Mrs. Gaw moved from Longview to 
         
            Marshall, and Mrs. Gaw went on to serve as both a full-time and 
         
            substitute teacher; active in her community, she gave generously 
         
            of her time and talents to numerous organizations; in addition to 
         
            her dedication to the Marshall Rotary Club, she was a founding 
         
            member of the Republican Women of Harrison County in 1968, and 
         
            she was involved in a number of conservative political groups; 
         
            she held local and state positions in the Texas Federation of 
         
            Republican Women and the Republican Party of Texas and served on 
         
            the Civic Center Advisory Board, as well as the boards of the 
         
            annual Marshall Days at the Capitol, the local library, the 
         
            Charter Commission, and the Marshall Regional Arts Council; 
         
            moreover, she brought a number of high-ranking officials, 
         
            including two U.S. presidents, to East Texas to speak with local 
         
            voters, and in 2000, she was chosen as the Outstanding Citizen of 
         
            the Year by the Greater Marshall Chamber of Commerce; and
         
                   WHEREAS, Mrs. Gaw shared a rewarding marriage with her 
         
            husband, who preceded her in death; they raised two children, Lee 
         
            and Kelly, and their treasured family grew to include their 
         
            grandchildren, Christopher, Halie, Michael, Ross, and Jay, as 
         
            well as their great-grandchildren, Ava and Tyler; a woman of 
         
            faith, Mrs. Gaw was a dedicated congregant of First Methodist 
         
            Church; in her leisure time, she enjoyed playing bridge; and
         
                   WHEREAS, Lou Gaw lived a life that was rich in family, 
         
            friends, and community service, and those who were privileged to 
         
            share in her love and affection will forever hold her close in 
         
            their hearts; now, therefore, be it
         
                   RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th 
         
            Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory 
         
            of Lou Ethel Gaw and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn 
         
            her passing; 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 Lou Gaw.
         
            Hughes
         
            ________________________________ 
         
                President of the Senate
         
                I hereby certify that the 
         
            above Resolution was adopted by 
         
            the Senate on November 30, 2023, 
         
            by a rising vote.
         
            ________________________________ 
         
                Secretary of the Senate
         
            ________________________________ 
         
                 Member, Texas Senate


	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 42


	In Memory
	of
	Lou Ethel Gaw

	WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their
	memories of Lou Ethel Gaw of Marshall, who passed away on July 16,
	2023, at the age of 94; and

	WHEREAS, The daughter of Ralph and Ida Ramey, the former
	Lou Ramey was born in Gilmer on June 21, 1929; a standout student
	at Gilmer High School, she was a member of several campus
	organizations, and she graduated as valedictorian in 1946; and

	WHEREAS, Mrs. Gaw went on to receive a bachelor's degree in
	Latin and English from The University of Texas at Austin, and she
	later earned a master's degree from East Texas State University;
	following a year teaching high school in San Angelo, she took a
	job at the R. G. LeTourneau company, where she met her future
	husband, William "Bill" Gaw Jr.; the couple wed in 1953; and

	WHEREAS, In 1963, Mr. and Mrs. Gaw moved from Longview to
	Marshall, and Mrs. Gaw went on to serve as both a full-time and
	substitute teacher; active in her community, she gave generously
	of her time and talents to numerous organizations; in addition to
	her dedication to the Marshall Rotary Club, she was a founding
	member of the Republican Women of Harrison County in 1968, and
	she was involved in a number of conservative political groups;
	she held local and state positions in the Texas Federation of
	Republican Women and the Republican Party of Texas and served on
	the Civic Center Advisory Board, as well as the boards of the
	annual Marshall Days at the Capitol, the local library, the
	Charter Commission, and the Marshall Regional Arts Council;
	moreover, she brought a number of high-ranking officials,
	including two U.S. presidents, to East Texas to speak with local
	voters, and in 2000, she was chosen as the Outstanding Citizen of
	the Year by the Greater Marshall Chamber of Commerce; and

	WHEREAS, Mrs. Gaw shared a rewarding marriage with her
	husband, who preceded her in death; they raised two children, Lee
	and Kelly, and their treasured family grew to include their
	grandchildren, Christopher, Halie, Michael, Ross, and Jay, as
	well as their great-grandchildren, Ava and Tyler; a woman of
	faith, Mrs. Gaw was a dedicated congregant of First Methodist
	Church; in her leisure time, she enjoyed playing bridge; and

	WHEREAS, Lou Gaw lived a life that was rich in family,
	friends, and community service, and those who were privileged to
	share in her love and affection will forever hold her close in
	their hearts; now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
	Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory
	of Lou Ethel Gaw and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn
	her passing; 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 Lou Gaw.

	Hughes



		________________________________
		President of the Senate

		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on November 30, 2023,
		by a rising vote.



		________________________________
		Secretary of the Senate



		________________________________
		Member, Texas Senate