78R2131 MDM-D

By:  Madden                                                       H.R. No. 19 



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The citizens of Dallas lost a prominent civic leader 
and grand lady with the passing of Mildred Ross Willard McCool on 
July 23, 2002, at the age of 95; and
	WHEREAS, Born on January 21, 1907, in Ticonderoga, New York, 
she grew up in Johnson City, Tennessee, where she graduated from 
high school and attended East Tennessee Normal School; and
	WHEREAS, She moved with her husband John Fisher Willard to 
Dallas in 1929 when he joined his uncle's firm, the Willard Davis 
Hat Company; after her husband's untimely passing, she served as an 
officer of the company for many years,  successfully combining her 
career with heading a one-parent household; she later married John 
Thomas McCool, who preceded her in death after a long and happy 
marriage; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. McCool was an invaluable member of a host of 
Dallas-area organizations, a great number of which she served as 
president; her affiliations included the Zonta Club, the Business 
and Professional Women's Club, the Harmony Club, the Lazy Susan 
Garden Club, Colonial Dames of the 17th Century, and numerous 
bridge and luncheon groups; she was a longtime member of the Church 
of the Incarnation altar guild and a charter member of the Church of 
the Holy Communion; and
	WHEREAS, A world traveler well into her eighties, this 
remarkable woman enjoyed visits to Alaska, Mexico, and the Holy 
Land in her later years; and
	WHEREAS, Throughout her life, Mrs. McCool demonstrated a deep 
commitment to her family, her church, and her community; those who 
were privileged to enjoy her friendship will treasure her memory 
for many years to come; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Mildred Ross Willard 
McCool and extend sincere sympathy to her daughters, Eleanor 
Willard Standefer and Sue Willard Olivier; to her 8 grandchildren 
and 12 great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives and many 
friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas House 
of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Mildred 
Ross Willard McCool.