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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of the Town of Pantego lost an admired |
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civic leader with the death of Mayor Dorothy Gail Aderholt on August |
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14, 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Robert and Walene Jennings, the |
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former Dorothy Gail Jennings was born in Denton; she graduated from |
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Texas Wesleyan College with a degree in fine arts and went on to |
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join her husband, Cotton Aderholt, in running a successful family |
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business, Quality Mobile Homes; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Aderholt demonstrated a deep commitment to her |
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community for more than a quarter-century; she served as president |
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of the Pantego Economic Development Corporation and the Lions Club |
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and was a member of the town's crime watch and parks and recreation |
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boards; in 1994, she was named Pantego's Volunteer of the Year; she |
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also served as president of the Arlington Arts League and as a |
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member of the Arlington Mayor's Council for Youth and the 2010 Super |
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Bowl Committee; after beginning the first of three terms as mayor in |
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2005, she continued to remain active on boards and commissions; and |
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WHEREAS, Highly engaged in the political process, Ms. |
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Aderholt served on the Tarrant County Republican Party Executive |
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Committee, was a precinct chair, and took on leadership roles in a |
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number of local election campaigns; moreover, she advocated for |
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many worthwhile causes, including the local arts community and |
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animal rights, and she served on the board of the Humane Society of |
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North Texas, holding the office of treasurer; and |
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WHEREAS, This energetic Texan earned a second-degree black |
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belt in tae kwon do and became a martial arts instructor; in |
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addition, she enjoyed international travel; and |
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WHEREAS, Dorothy Aderholt touched countless lives through |
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her devotion to the betterment of her community, and she will long |
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be remembered with great admiration and affection; now, therefore, |
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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 the Honorable Dorothy |
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Gail Aderholt and extend sincere condolences to the members of her |
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family: to her husband, Cotton Aderholt; to her sisters, Sandra |
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Morrison, Debbie Burnham, and Pam Campbell; to her brother, Robert |
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S. Jennings; to her nieces, Belinda Graham, Cassy Burnham, Sabrah |
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Burnham, Amy Campbell, Stacy Jennings, and Bobbie Ray Jennings; to |
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her nephews, Bruce Campbell and Robby Jennings; and to her other |
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relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas House |
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of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dorothy |
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Gail Aderholt. |