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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Elaine Hart Dortch of Longview, who passed away on October 2, |
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2010, at the age of 58; and |
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WHEREAS, Elaine Hart was born in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on |
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August 29, 1952; she graduated from East Texas State University and |
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embarked on a career as an educator, teaching foreign languages at |
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schools throughout East Texas as well as in the Llano Independent |
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School District; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her classroom teaching |
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responsibilities, Ms. Dortch was a well-known debate coach, and she |
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led many teams to state championships; and |
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WHEREAS, After her son, Micah, entered college, she returned |
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to school herself and received her master's degree from The |
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University of Texas at Tyler; she then became a diagnostician for |
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the Edgewood Independent School District, and she held the position |
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until her retirement in August 2010; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted mother, Ms. Dortch also enjoyed |
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gardening, and she found great comfort and companionship with her |
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beloved dogs Prissy, Sugar, and Lilly; and |
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WHEREAS, Elaine Hart Dortch lived a caring and purposeful |
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life that was rich in the intangibles that matter most, and she will |
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forever be remembered with much affection by all who hold her close |
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to their hearts; 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 life of Elaine Hart Dortch and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her son, |
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Micah Dortch, and his wife, Joy; to her sister, Janice Coke, and her |
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husband, Crawford; to her nephew, Casey Coke, and his wife, Kelly; |
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to her great-nephew, Cameron; and to her other relatives and |
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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 Elaine Hart |
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Dortch. |