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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dorothy Berry of Baytown passed away on February 17, |
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2011, at the age of 86, leaving her circle of family and friends to |
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cherish their many happy memories of time spent in her company; and |
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WHEREAS, "Dot" Berry was born in West Columbia on December |
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25, 1924, to Tom and Effie Clark; she attended Robert E. Lee High |
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School in Baytown, where she performed with the Lee Brigadiers, an |
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all-female drum and bugle corps; after graduating from high school |
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in 1943, she continued her studies at Lee College; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Berry enjoyed a rewarding marriage with her |
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husband, Eldon Berry, until his passing; she was blessed with three |
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children, Patrick, Pamela, and Lynne, as well as three |
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grandchildren, Austin, Ryan, and Bryan; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to her faith and her community, Mrs. Berry |
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was active in the congregation at First Christian Church of |
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Baytown, and she volunteered her time with the Saint James House |
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nursing home; she also kept up a busy social life as a member of the |
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Goose Creek Country Club, a bridge club, and the Thursday Forum; and |
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WHEREAS, A gracious and warm-hearted lady, Dot Berry |
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brightened the lives of all those who were fortunate enough to know |
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her, and she will be fondly remembered and deeply missed; now, |
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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 Dot Berry and extend |
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sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her daughters |
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and son-in-law, Pamela Ferguson and Lynne and Barry Miller; to her |
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grandchildren, Austin and Ryan Miller and Bryan Ferguson; and to |
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her other relatives 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 Dorothy |
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Berry. |
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Smith of Harris |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1311 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 28, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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