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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends |
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of Dorothy Dee Nicholson of San Antonio, who died on September 19, |
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2009, at the age of 95; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Kerrville on March 10, 1914, to George and |
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Della Owens, the former Dorothy Owens graduated from Charlton |
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Pollard High School in Beaumont, where she was distinguished as the |
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class essayist; she went on to attend St. Philip's College before |
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earning a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Tillotson |
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College and a master's degree from Texas Southern University; a |
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proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, she pursued |
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postgraduate studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, |
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The University of Texas at Austin, and Trinity University; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Nicholson began her career in education as a |
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teacher at Rosewood Elementary School in Austin; after moving to |
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San Antonio, she taught at Dorie Miller and Fannin Elementary |
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Schools and later retired as principal of Barkley/Ruiz Elementary; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Baptized at St. John Baptist Church in Beaumont as a |
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child, Mrs. Nicholson remained dedicated to her faith throughout |
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her life; she was an active congregant of Second Baptist Church in |
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San Antonio for 75 years, serving as president of the Baptist Young |
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People's Union and the Women's Missionary Union and as a member of |
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the hospitality committee and board of trustees; moreover, she |
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founded the Willing Workers Circle and the Rebecca Circle and |
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taught Sunday school; and |
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WHEREAS, Following the passing of her first husband, Aubrey |
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Spriggs, this esteemed woman was fortunate enough to find love a |
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second time with Timothy Nicholson, with whom she enjoyed a |
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fulfilling marriage until his death in 1989; and |
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WHEREAS, Dorothy Nicholson lived a caring and purposeful |
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life, and she will forever be remembered with great affection and |
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admiration by all those who held her dear; 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 Dorothy Dee |
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Nicholson and extend sincere sympathy to her beloved friend, Helen |
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Joshua; to her special nurse, Joyce Edmondson; to her nieces and |
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nephews; and to all those who mourn her passing; 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 Dorothy Dee |
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Nicholson. |
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McClendon |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 363 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 3, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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