[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 37 (Thursday, March 14, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S1851]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO NANCY LEE BASS

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, with the passing of Nancy Lee Bass, the 
State of Texas has lost one of its finest citizens. I consider it a 
great honor to have known Nancy and her husband, Perry, and I join a 
grateful State in mourning her passing and celebrating the remarkable 
life she led.
  A native daughter of Fort Worth, Nancy dedicated her life to her 
city. A mother of four, she was a community leader and philanthropist 
of the highest order, working endlessly for the greater good of her 
fellow citizens. Nancy's generosity was matched by her hard work and 
her unyielding support of the arts, health care services, and 
education. Her good works have touched the lives of countless people, 
not just in Fort Worth and Texas, but across our country.
  Nancy Lee Bass has left a legacy of generosity that epitomizes the 
highest ideals of our great State. She will be missed, but we will find 
solace in the notion that her giving spirit will forever live on as 
both an inspiration and an aspiration for all Texans.

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