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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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memories of Doris Johnson Allen, who passed away on April 21, 2007, |
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at the age of 70; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on August 18, 1936, to Johnny and Vera Johnson, |
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Mrs. Allen grew up in Fayetteville, Texas, and in 1959, she married |
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Charles Allen; this loving couple shared nearly half a century of |
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marriage and were blessed with a close-knit family of two children |
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and three grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating from Massey Business College, Mrs. |
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Allen enjoyed a career as an executive secretary with C. E. Lumis |
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Engineering Firm that spanned 25 years; a woman of deep faith, she |
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attended Greater Mt. Nebo Baptist Church for almost five decades |
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and served her congregation in a number of capacities; and |
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WHEREAS, She also shared her time with the Baptist Ministers' |
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Wives and served as a teacher with the youth department of the |
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Puritan District Association; in addition, her volunteer efforts |
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benefited the women's shelter, where she provided counseling and |
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clothing for underprivileged children; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Doris Allen |
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will long remember her devotion to her family, her church, and the |
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wider community; although she will be sorely missed, her legacy |
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will live on in the hearts of the many people whose lives she so |
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richly blessed with her love and friendship; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Doris Johnson Allen |
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and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, Pastor Charles L. Allen, Sr.; to her son, the Reverend |
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Charles L. Allen, Jr., and his wife, Sybil Allen; to her daughter, |
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Dietra Allen Moore; to her grandchildren, Monica Allen, Charles L. |
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Allen III, and Dajah Moore; to her brother, Ralph Johnson, Sr., and |
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his wife, Ora Johnson; to her brother-in-law, Lawrence Allen, and |
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his wife, Dr. Alma Allen; to her sister-in-law, Shirley Allen; and |
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to her other relatives and many 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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Doris |
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Johnson Allen. |
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Allen |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1664 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 24, 2007. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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