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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Eleanor Dozier of Kerrville passed away on June 5, |
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2010, at the age of 85, leaving behind memories of a life well lived |
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to be cherished by her family and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Ruston, Louisiana, on August 21, 1924, the |
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former Eleanor Ruth Roye was the daughter of Jesse and Carrie Ruth |
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Roye; she moved with her family to West Monroe, where she |
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participated in equestrian shows, played in the marching band at |
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Ouachita Parish High School, and won state awards for her talent as |
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an oboe player; and |
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WHEREAS, She met William E. "Bill" Dozier, Jr., while |
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attending Louisiana Tech University and they married after he |
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enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II; while her husband |
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served in the Pacific, Mrs. Dozier drove for officers at the Selman |
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Army Air Field in Monroe, the site of the nation's largest |
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navigation school at that time; and |
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WHEREAS, At war's end, Mr. and Mrs. Dozier made their home in |
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New Orleans, where they became the parents of two beloved |
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daughters, Martha Carolyn and Sarah Rebecca; this devoted mother |
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designed and sewed clothing for her daughters and was a gourmet |
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cook; and |
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WHEREAS, During the 12 years the family lived in Tyler, Mrs. |
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Dozier took an active role in civic affairs as a director of the |
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East Texas Symphony Orchestra, president of the Rosemary Garden |
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Club, and congregant of Marvin United Methodist Church; prompted by |
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Mr. Dozier's newspaper career, the couple next moved to Kerrville, |
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where they were among buyers of the Kerrville Daily Times; Mr. |
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Dozier served as president, publisher, and editor and Mrs. Dozier |
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held the office of secretary-treasurer and worked at the newspaper |
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for 15 years, successfully learning to typeset and sell |
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advertising; together, the Doziers went on to purchase and oversee |
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the production of newspapers in Boerne, Bandera, Pearsall, Dilley, |
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Cotulla, and Leakey; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Dozier's enthusiasm and dedication further |
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benefited her board work at the Hill Country Youth Ranch, the |
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Kerrville Performing Arts Society, and the Riverside Nature Center |
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as well as various endeavors at First United Methodist Church and |
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the Schreiner Oaks Society; and |
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WHEREAS, Gracious, elegant, and intelligent, Eleanor Dozier |
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touched many lives during her time on this earth, and she will |
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forever hold a special place in the hearts of those who knew and |
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loved her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Eleanor Dozier and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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daughter, Rebecca Dozier; to her grandchildren, Matthew Dozier |
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Hunnicutt and his wife, Kelly de Steiger Hunnicutt, Carrie Ruth |
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Hunnicutt, and James Edward Hunnicutt; and to her other relatives |
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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 Eleanor |
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Dozier. |