TN SJR0556

Honors the memory of Patricia Lee Newton of Nashville, who passed away while serving as Compliance Manager of the TennCare Oversight Division of the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, a position she held since 2007

Recognizes her career as a trailblazer for women in law, graduating from University of Tennessee Law School in 1975 and serving in numerous state government roles beginning in 1981 under Governor Lamar Alexander

Acknowledges her extensive work on TennCare, Tennessee's Medicaid program, where she was one of the first attorneys to work on TennCare issues on behalf of families and children

Notes her nearly 25-year marriage to David H. Lillard, Jr., Tennessee State Treasurer, and her surviving daughter Rachel Newton

Expresses sympathy and condolences to her family members