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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 85
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In Memory |
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Joyce Dorrycott |
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WHEREAS, A life of dedicated civic engagement drew to a |
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close with the passing of admired educator Joyce W. Dorrycott of |
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San Antonio on November 25, 2023, at the age of 93; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Daisy and Edward Whigham, the |
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former Joyce Whigham was born in Mobile, Alabama, on April 13, |
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1930; she married Jimmy Dorrycott at the age of 17 and lovingly |
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raised five children; in her 40s, she graduated from Southwest |
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Texas State University with highest honors and taught social |
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studies for a semester at Lackland Junior/Senior High School; she |
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served as a legislative aide while completing her master's degree |
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in history and political science; after her first marriage ended, |
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she was fortunate enough to find the love of her life, Donald |
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Francis Green, whom she wed in 1980; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Dorrycott taught political science at her |
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alma mater, and in the 1980s, she was employed for a time by the |
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Bexar County district attorney as director of special projects; |
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she helped establish the family violence unit and advocated |
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successfully for legislation to address child abuse and family |
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violence; appointed to the Children's Trust Fund of Texas |
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Council, she further served on a number of countywide |
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commissions; she was recognized by such organizations as the |
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Council on Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, the Bexar County |
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Coalition on Domestic Violence, and the Commission on Juvenile |
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Justice, and in 1984, she was inducted into the San Antonio |
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Women's Hall of Fame; she retired from teaching in 1994; and |
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WHEREAS, During the 1980s, Ms. Dorrycott became |
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increasingly involved in politics, serving as a campaign manager |
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or political consultant for a number of winning races; she played |
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a key role in the formation of the Northwest Democrats and served |
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for a decade as its chair, and she trained organizers across the |
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state; the Bexar County Democratic Party presented her with its |
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Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001; in her free time, she enjoyed |
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traveling, and she and her husband performed genealogical |
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research across the country and in Europe; she led the formation |
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of the Whigham Family Association, published its newsletter, and |
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cowrote two books on the Whigham ancestry; Mr. Green passed away |
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in 2008, and she was also preceded in death by her daughter |
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Sylvia; and |
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WHEREAS, Joyce Dorrycott earned the admiration of |
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innumerable people through her tireless civic engagement, and |
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her contributions will remain a source of inspiration to all who |
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were privileged to know her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life |
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of Joyce W. Dorrycott and extend sincere sympathy to the members |
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of her family: to her children, David, Nancy, Timothy, and James; |
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to her stepdaughter, Donna Green; to her eight grandchildren, |
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nine great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren; |
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and to her many other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Joyce Dorrycott. |
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LaMantia |
Zaffirini |
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________________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on December 5, 2023, by |
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a rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |