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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 894
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Dallas in mourning the loss of Carol Ann Brandon, |
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who died April 23, 2007, at the age of 50; and |
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WHEREAS, Carol Brandon, a Dallas native, was born to |
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Willie Brandon and Francis Louise Frias on April 10, 1957; |
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after graduating from South Oak Cliff High School in 1975, she |
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continued her education by attending Dallas County Community |
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College and the University of North Texas in Denton, where she |
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studied business administration; and |
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WHEREAS, Carol was an active participant in the Dallas |
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community for over 30 years; she served as a legal assistant at |
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the law office of Scottie D. Allen, as program manager for ACORN |
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Housing Corporation, and as special services coordinator and |
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executive assistant to Joyce Ann Brown, the president and chief |
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executive officer of Mothers (Fathers) for the Advancement of |
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Social Systems, Incorporated; and |
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WHEREAS, Most recently Carol served as a community services |
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assistant for State Representative Terri Hodge; after her physical |
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condition caused her to retire, she continued serving the community |
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as a volunteer; and |
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WHEREAS, This well-known civic leader touched the lives of |
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many people, and her strong concern for the quality of life of the |
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citizens of Dallas was evident in her many community endeavors; |
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while a member of the City of Dallas Park and Recreation Board |
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from 1992 through 2002, she worked to provide safe water parks |
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and playgrounds for children; she was also instrumental in working |
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with the National Basketball Association star and Dallas citizen, |
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Larry Johnson, in building the Larry D. Johnson Recreation Center |
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in South Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, As a member of the City of Dallas Planning and Zoning |
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Commission from 2002 through 2006, she led the charge to change the |
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name of Boulder Drive to Pastor Bailey Drive, to restructure the |
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Dallas City Council, and to close a sexually oriented business |
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in Oak Cliff; and |
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WHEREAS, Her efforts to help the poor and disenfranchised |
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took her in many directions; she was an active force in the Black |
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Adoption Agency's "One Child, One Church" program, and in the |
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the |
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and other community |
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organizations, and she received many awards for her outstanding |
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work; and |
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WHEREAS, Carol was a member of Friendship-West Baptist |
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Church of Dallas and an active member of the Steering Committee |
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for the Annual KwanzaaFest at Fair Park hosted by Dallas County |
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Commissioner John Wiley Price; and |
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WHEREAS, Carol Brandon dedicated her life to serving others, |
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and although she will be greatly missed by all whose lives she |
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touched, her spirit will abide in their hearts for years to come; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Carol Ann Brandon: her aunt, Lois Ann Frias Davis; her |
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uncle, Hugh Sargent, Jr.; and her first cousins, Teletha Hogan, |
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Cynthia Dickson, and Jacob Davis; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the members of her family as an expression of deepest sympathy |
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from the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Carol Ann Brandon. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 27, 2007, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |