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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 707
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Mary J. Worrel on the grand occasion of her 80th |
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birthday on April 28, 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Juarez Kumi Jeter was born April 28, 1929, in a |
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boxcar in Van Alstyne, Texas, to Arthur Ambrose "Daddy Doc" Jeter |
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and Jewell Duffy Jeter; she was raised in Alabama, and as a |
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teenager, she took the audacious step of renaming herself "Mary"; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, While still in her teens, she became a military |
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wife, and by the age of 29, she had lived in various places around |
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the world, including Japan and England, and was the mother of six |
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children; and |
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WHEREAS, She moved to Austin in the early 1960s, soon |
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became a widow, and then blossomed as an entrepreneur back in the |
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days when a woman was not allowed to sign a contract without her |
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husband's name on it; and |
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WHEREAS, Her first venture into business was to purchase a |
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rental home after reading a library book on real estate; she also |
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served as an employee at the Jet Drive-In and proceeded to become |
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both its owner and manager and quite the lady of independent |
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means; and |
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WHEREAS, She married Colonel Albert A. Worrel, retired, |
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and became mother of two "change of life" babies; she went on to |
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acquire and manage many rental properties, became widowed again, |
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and after years of so-called retirement, she began her current |
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work as a sample lady for Sam's Club, where she is known by all as |
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"the flower hat lady"; she also manages to find time to pursue her |
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talent as an artist and has taken classes in oil painting for 20 |
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years; and |
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WHEREAS, Noted for her charm and intrepid spirit, Mary |
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Worrel is beloved by her family and many friends and is an |
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exemplary lady whose energy and zest for life serve as an |
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inspiration to others; she loves her work at Sam's Club, but she |
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only plans to work there for 20 more years; her greatest joy is her |
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two young grandchildren, Albert and Flora; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, hereby commend Mary J. Worrel on her many |
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accomplishments and successes throughout her life and extend |
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heartfelt congratulations to her on the joyful occasion of her |
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80th birthday; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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Mary Worrel, the distinguished lady of the flowered hat. |
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Watson |
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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 23, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |