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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dorothy Grace Turner Jenkins of Kerrville is |
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celebrating her 90th birthday on July 1, 2011, and this milestone is |
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indeed deserving of special recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in 1921 in her grandmother's home in Luling, |
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Dorothy Grace Turner moved with her family to Seguin a year later; |
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she attended The University of Texas, where she majored in music and |
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joined the Chi Omega sorority; and |
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WHEREAS, Dorothy Grace Turner moved to Houston in the early |
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1940s, and after college she returned there to work; she was |
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singing in the choir at First Methodist Church when she met Kenneth |
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Allen Jenkins, the son of her choir director and the man who would |
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become her life partner; the two were joined in matrimony on April |
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17, 1941, and they shared 55 rewarding years together, until Mr. |
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Jenkins's passing in 1996; the couple became the proud parents of |
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two daughters, Catherine Vivien Jenkins Comiskey and Patricia Grace |
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Jenkins Jones, and today Mrs. Jenkins's family also includes five |
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grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has always played an active role |
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in her community; while living in Houston, she was involved in |
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P.E.O., an organization that promotes educational opportunities |
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for women, and in another important philanthropic group, the Blue |
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Bird Circle; she was also active in the Chi Omega alumni chapter and |
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in First Methodist Church; following her family's move to McAllen, |
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she became a valued member of that community's First United |
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Methodist Church, joined the McAllen Country Club, where she |
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enjoyed playing tennis, and continued to be involved with P.E.O. |
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and the Chi Omega alumni; since relocating to Kerrville in 2002, she |
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has affiliated with the First United Methodist Church there, |
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remained involved with other alumni of her sorority, and joined the |
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Riverhills Country Club; in addition, she still enjoys a good game |
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of bridge; and |
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WHEREAS, Blessed with a devoted family and admiring friends, |
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Dorothy Grace Jenkins is a source of joy and inspiration to all who |
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have the great privilege of knowing her and sharing in the richness |
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of her life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Dorothy Grace |
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Turner Jenkins on the occasion of her 90th birthday and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Jenkins as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |