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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close when Dorothy |
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Cunningham of San Antonio died on September 7, 2008, at the age of |
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63; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in San Antonio on January 31, 1945, to Hollie |
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and Earnestine Washington, Dorothy Washington was educated in the |
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public schools; she joined the Israelite Baptist Church at an early |
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age and was a dedicated congregant there throughout her life; and |
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WHEREAS, She married Willie Cunningham, Jr., and with him |
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shared a rewarding relationship that continued until his passing; |
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Mrs. Cunningham was the devoted mother of five children, Frances, |
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Leroy, Mark, and Karen, as well as Darryl, who preceded her in |
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death; this caring woman delighted in spending time with her |
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family, which also included stepchildren, grandchildren, and |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of her career, Mrs. Cunningham |
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worked with the Salvation Army and served as an apartment manager |
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for more than 30 years; in that capacity, she provided guidance and |
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encouragement to residents, many of whom were struggling with |
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various challenges; and |
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WHEREAS, Dorothy Cunningham led a caring and purposeful life |
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of service, and she will forever hold a treasured place in the |
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hearts of her family and friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dorothy Cunningham |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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children, Frances "Renee" Wright and her husband, George, Leroy |
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Cunningham, Mark Cunningham, and Karen "K.K." Cunningham and her |
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husband, Elton; to her stepchildren, Kenneth Anderson and Joshua |
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Cunningham; to her grandchildren, LaQuita, Capresiah, Willie, and |
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Luetta; to her step-grandchildren, Christopher, Javon, Jasmine, |
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and Jakai; to her great-grandchildren, Dewayne, Donovan, Alana, and |
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Ari; to her sister, Anita Haskell, and her husband, Leroy; to her |
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brothers and sisters-in-law, Charles and Beverly Johnson, Michael |
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and Anne Washington, and Anthony and Stephane Johnson; to her |
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aunts, Katherine Tutson and Mary Frances Harris; and to her other |
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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 Dorothy |
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Cunningham. |