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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Countless lives were touched by the kindness and joy |
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of Zina Keith Worley of Del Rio, who passed away on May 5, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Sabine Pass, Texas, Mrs. Worley graduated |
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from Bay City High School at 16 and enrolled in Texas Woman's |
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University in Denton to study journalism; after graduation, she |
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became a photojournalist at the Beaumont Herald; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1945, she married Ernest Lee Worley, Jr., and |
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through the years the couple lived in Guam, Louisiana, Morocco, |
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Georgia, Texas, Nebraska, and California as part of his military |
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service; although she was occupied raising four children, she found |
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the time to publish a magazine for the Officer's Wives Club and |
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helped organize events and lectures; in addition, she was actively |
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involved in the construction of the Val Verde County Library, and |
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she volunteered for the Democratic Party, working for John |
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Connally's gubernatorial campaign in Southwest Texas and for John |
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F. Kennedy's White House campaign; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Worley retired in 1968, and he and Mrs. Worley |
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chose to return to Texas; they both worked for the Del Rio |
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News-Herald, and she later became managing editor; in addition to |
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her work and family responsibilities, she volunteered with the |
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local Planned Parenthood and, later, became director of Family |
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Planning, where she developed a mobile clinic program; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Worley retired from her position with Planned |
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Parenthood after 16 years, but she continued making contributions |
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to her community; she was a founding member of Del Rio's Pan |
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American Round Table and the Great Books Discussion Group; some of |
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the other organizations to which she lent her time and talents were |
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the Del Rio Council of Arts, Laughlin Air Force Base Community |
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Council, Del Rio Housing Authority, Casa de la Cultura, and the |
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First United Methodist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Mrs. Worley |
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will remember a woman who championed women's health, who |
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exemplified generosity and integrity, and who touched the lives of |
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countless individuals with her warmth, intelligence, and |
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compassion; 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 Zina Keith Worley and |
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offer condolences to the members of her family: to her children, |
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Cecil Brezina and her husband, John, Lee Worley and his wife, |
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Carmen, Seth Worley and his wife, Paula, and Robin E. Worley; to her |
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grandchildren, Ernest L., Virginia L., and Benjamin E. Worley, John |
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Michael, Lyn, and Lara Brezina, and Grace Sullivan; to her |
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great-grandchildren, Carter, Sophie, Catherine, and Lucas; and to |
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her 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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Zina Keith |
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Worley. |