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79S30648 JTR-D
By: Gattis H.R. No. 236
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The many friends and admirers of Zelma Smizer
Dockery of Cameron were greatly saddened by her passing on July 27,
2005, at the age of 69, and we join them in mourning their loss; and
WHEREAS, For many years an assistant dean of students for
on-campus housing at The University of Texas at Austin, Ms. Dockery
later worked as an aide at Ben Milam Elementary School after moving
to Cameron; and
WHEREAS, Her contributions to the community extended far
beyond her professional life, and she was a valued member of
Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, where she chaired the
Pastor's Aid Committee, the O. J. Thomas Queen Committee, and the
O. J. Thomas Scholarship Committee; moreover, she served her
community of faith through her involvement in the Lincoln District
Missionary Baptist Association of Texas as president of Mission I;
and
WHEREAS, A former president and Golden Heritage member of the
local chapter of the NAACP, Ms. Dockery was active in the Yoe High
Booster Club and was named Booster of the Year several times, and
she also distinguished herself in the Milam County 4-H, receiving
that group's Outstanding Leader Award; and
WHEREAS, Other well-deserved honors for Ms. Dockery included
the C. G. Jennings Civic Award, the O. J. Thomas "Bulldog" Award,
and the Fredrica Chase Dodd Award for Community Service, and she was
further honored as Central Texan of the Month by KCEN-TV; and
WHEREAS, Although Zelma Dockery will long be missed, the pain
of her passing may be tempered by the knowledge that hers was truly
a life well lived, and her unique spirit will live on in the hearts
of all those fortunate enough to have known her; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of
Zelma Smizer Dockery and extend deepest sympathy to the members of
her family; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for her loved ones and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ms.
Dockery.