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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The loved ones of Dorothy Rogers of Waxahachie were |
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greatly saddened by her passing on April 14, 2009, at the age of 72; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Wellington on March 9, 1937, to George and |
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Emma Estes, the former Dorothy Estes grew up with the companionship |
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of two brothers, G. E. and Charles Glen, and a sister, Wanda Jo; and |
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WHEREAS, She married Gordon Rogers, and the couple shared |
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nearly 50 years together; their family life was made even richer |
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with the addition of two children, seven grandchildren, and six |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of her 32-year career with Valvoline |
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Oil Company, Mrs. Rogers was the recipient of multiple honors and |
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awards; in retirement, she shared her time volunteering in schools |
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and on mission trips, and she was an active member of the Baylor |
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Auxiliary, Gingerbread Homemakers, Waxahachie Mothers Club, Ellis |
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County Republican Women, and Ellis County Master Gardener |
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Association; she also enjoyed traveling; and |
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WHEREAS, "Miss Dorothy" was an inspiration to many for her |
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optimism and her determination to live life to the fullest, and she |
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will forever hold a special place in the hearts of those who knew |
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and loved her; 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 life of Dorothy Rogers and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, Gordon Rogers; to her daughters and their spouses, Debbie |
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and George Payne and Tracy and Chris Harbour; to her mother, Emma |
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Estes; to her brother, Charles Glen Estes; to her grandchildren and |
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great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives and friends; and, |
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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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Rogers. |