Ellis County Texas Archives Biographies.....Willis, Hester M. Beck February 1, 1924 - May 6, 2009
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Author: Texas House Resolution No. 2541

The following is a Texas House Resolution which was submitted by 
State Representative Jim Dunnam:

H.R. No. 2541 


R E S O L U T I O N 
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Hester 
Beck Willis of Waco, who passed away on May 6, 2009, at the age of 
85; and 
WHEREAS, Born on February 1, 1924, in Waco, Hester Beck was 
the only child of Roy and Bessie Beck; she graduated from her 
hometown high school with the Class of 1941, earned bachelor's and 
master's degrees from Baylor University, and went on to teach in the 
La Vega, Dallas, and Waco school systems; and 
WHEREAS, She exchanged the vows of matrimony with John Todd 
Willis, Jr., on February 2, 1952, at a ceremony held at the Austin 
Avenue United Methodist Church in Waco; Mrs. Willis and her husband 
became the proud parents of two children and shared a rewarding 
marriage until his passing; and 
WHEREAS, A life member of United Methodist Women, Mrs. Willis 
served her fellow congregants at Austin Avenue UMC as a member of 
the administrative and stewards' boards and as a Sunday school 
teacher for the Primary I Department and the Friendship Class; this 
engaged citizen was a member of the Sterling C. Robertson Chapter of 
the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, the Henry Downs Chapter of 
the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 
Chapter BF of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, and the Mary Milam Garden Club, 
and she held a life membership with the Friends of the Waco-McLennan 
County Library; and 
WHEREAS, A kind and caring woman, Hester Willis left an 
indelible impression on the lives of all who shared in her love and 
friendship, and they will forever carry her close in their hearts; 
now, therefore, be it 
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas 
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Hester Beck Willis 
and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her 
sons, Dr. T. Bradford Willis and David Parker Willis, Sr., and his 
wife, Carol; to her grandchildren, David Parker Willis, Jr., and 
Laura Anne Willis; and to her 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 House of 
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Hester Beck 
Willis. 

Dunnam 

______________________________ 
Speaker of the House 

I certify that H.R. No. 2541 was unanimously adopted by a 
rising vote of the House on May 31, 2009. 

______________________________ 
Chief Clerk of the House 



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