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78S40733 JNC-D

By:  Lewis                                                      H.C.R. No. 15 



CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, Residents of Fort Worth lost a beloved friend, 
neighbor, and pillar of the community with the passing of Dorothy 
Ruth Thompson on April 23, 2004, at the age of 80; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Thompson was a vigorous champion of 
African-American voting rights and an ardent supporter of the 
political process throughout her life; in the 1940s, she worked the 
poll tax in Fort Worth, but later fought to have it overturned in 
the hopes of eliminating yet another voting barrier; and
	WHEREAS, This notable civic leader is credited with prompting 
her husband, former Texas State Representative Garfield Thompson, 
to serve his fellow citizens in state government; however, her 
encouragement did not end with family, as she took her message to 
the people, urging friends and neighbors to exercise their 
democratic right to vote; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Thompson was active in a host of worthy 
organizations, including the Community Action Agency, the 
Democratic Women's Club, and the League of Women Voters; moreover, 
she was a founding member of the Precinct Worker's Council and 
worked to establish a mobile dental clinic to serve area children; 
and
	WHEREAS, Though she will be missed by all who knew and loved 
her, Dorothy Thompson has left a legacy for family and friends to 
embrace and continue to support, and her memory will remain for many 
years to come in the thoughts, words, and deeds of those individuals 
who shared her life; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 78th Legislature of the State of Texas, 
4th Called Session, hereby pay special tribute to the life of 
Dorothy Ruth Thompson and extend deepest sympathy to her family:  to 
her husband, the Honorable Garfield Thompson; to her daughters, 
Willie Ruth Jones, Fannie Gibson, Ruby Grant, and Ida Bridgewater; 
to her son, Ernest Thompson; to her five grandchildren and 
great-granddaughter; and to the other relatives and many friends of 
this remarkable woman; 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory 
of Dorothy Ruth Thompson.