R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The passing of longtime Orange resident Beth Dugas 1-2 on August 28, 1998, at the age of 67, has brought a great loss to 1-3 her family and many friends, as well as to the numerous area civic 1-4 and social groups in which she was such a dynamic force; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Originally from Boise City, Oklahoma, this 1-6 remarkable woman had made Orange her home since 1960; she and her 1-7 husband, attorney Louis Dugas, were blessed with five children, and 1-8 the family's years together were truly happy ones filled with 1-9 joyful family memories of much laughter and love; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Widely known for her artistic talent, her 1-11 needlepoint designs grace the chairs in the Texas Governor's 1-12 Mansion and the kneelers of the First United Methodist Church in 1-13 Orange; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Mrs. Dugas was also hailed as a champion of local 1-15 theater, both on-stage and behind the scenes; her many years of 1-16 support for the Orange Community Players (OCP) theater group 1-17 include her design work in detailing the OCP's first Edgar Award 1-18 and being named Best Supporting Actress in the troupe's production 1-19 of "Steel Magnolias"; and 1-20 WHEREAS, In addition to her important contributions in 1-21 forming the Lamar University Friends of the Arts group, this 1-22 spirited lover of the arts and dedicated community voice was a 1-23 member of the Art League, the Lutcher Theater Service Guild, the 1-24 Service League Follies, and the Women's Club, and she was a 2-1 frequent volunteer with the Salvation Army as well; and 2-2 WHEREAS, One group that was especially dear to Mrs. Dugas's 2-3 heart was the Exotic Cat Refuge in Kirbyville, where she had 2-4 volunteered her time and energy for six years, caring for abandoned 2-5 and formerly mistreated large cats; and 2-6 WHEREAS, The wealth of talents and boundless compassion and 2-7 energy that characterized Beth Dugas will be sorely missed in the 2-8 years to come, but surely her spirit lives on in the hearts and 2-9 minds of all those who were privileged to have known her, and it is 2-10 indeed appropriate to honor her memory at this time; now, 2-11 therefore, be it 2-12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 2-13 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Beth Dugas and 2-14 extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her 2-15 beloved husband, Louis; to her children, Clay Dugas, Reagan Dugas, 2-16 Elvin Dugas, Mary Hester, and Karen Walden; to her brothers, Floyd, 2-17 George, and Charles Tuley; to her eight grandchildren and two 2-18 great-grandchildren; and to the many other relatives and friends of 2-19 this esteemed Texan; and, be it further 2-20 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-21 prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas 2-22 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of 2-23 Beth Dugas. Lewis of Orange Laney Glaze Moreno of El Paso Alexander Goodman Morrison Allen Goolsby Mowery Alvarado Gray Naishtat Averitt Green Najera Bailey Greenberg Nixon Berman Grusendorf Noriega Bonnen Gutierrez Oliveira Bosse Haggerty Olivo Brimer Hamric Palmer Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Pickett Brown of Brazos Hartnett Pitts Burnam Hawley Puente Capelo Heflin Ramsay Carter Hilbert Rangel Chavez Hilderbran Reyna of Bexar Chisum Hill Reyna of Dallas Christian Hinojosa Ritter Clark Hochberg Sadler Coleman Hodge Salinas Cook Homer Seaman Corte Hope Shields Counts Howard Siebert Crabb Hunter Smith Craddick Hupp Smithee Crownover Isett Solis of Cameron Cuellar Janek Solis of Bexar Culberson Jones of Brazos Solomons Danburg Jones of Lubbock Staples Davis of Harris Jones of Dallas Swinford Davis of Dallas Junell Talton Delisi Keel Telford Denny Keffer Thompson Deshotel King of Parker Tillery Driver King of Uvalde Truitt Dukes Krusee Turner of Coleman Dunnam Kuempel Turner of Harris Dutton Lengefeld Uher Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Uresti Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Van de Putte Eiland Longoria Walker Elkins Luna West Ellis McCall Williams Farabee McClendon Wilson Farrar McReynolds Wise Flores Madden Wohlgemuth Gallego Marchant Wolens Garcia Maxey Woolley George Merritt Yarbrough Giddings Moreno of Harris Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 179 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on April 8, 1999. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House