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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 810
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In Memory |
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of |
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Jean Moffett Dendy |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Jean Moffett Dendy, whose days were cut |
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short September 27, 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, To know Jean was to love Jean, because love was |
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her customary frame of mind; she loved working in the Texas |
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Senate, and she loved the people with whom she worked, from the |
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passionate young people she trained to the grizzled veterans who |
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knew she would tell them the unvarnished truth; and |
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WHEREAS, Jean Dendy was born three days after Christmas, |
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and she carried with her throughout her life a sense of that |
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season's possibilities as well as its good cheer; always quick |
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with a smile or a laugh, she was the glue that held an office |
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together, even on those difficult days that come to pass in every |
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legislative session; and |
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WHEREAS, Her family in the office of Senator Davis will |
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forever cherish the memories of carpooling to the district, of |
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shared dinners and tours of the Capitol, of her ignoring them while |
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she jammed to the music on her headphones, and of her excitement at |
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finally, finally, getting her own office after 17 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Jean Dendy left a legacy of service and warm |
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collegiality in the halls of the Texas Capitol; providing her |
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invaluable assistance in several offices, she worked for Senator |
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Moncrief for 12 years and for Senator Ellis for six years before |
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bringing her experience and enthusiasm to the office of Senator |
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Davis; and |
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WHEREAS, Even more than her life at the Senate, Jean |
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treasured her family above all else; her husband, Henry, her sons, |
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Patrick and Andrew, and her extended family all will remember her |
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for her warmth, her abiding devotion, and her valued counsel; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, faith, and |
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compassion, she gave unselfishly to all those who were privileged |
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to share in her life, and she will long be remembered with |
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affection and admiration for her generous spirit and her many |
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accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas hereby |
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extend sincere condolences to the grieving family of Jean Moffett |
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Dendy; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for her |
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family as an expression of profound sympathy from the Texas Senate. |
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Davis, Ellis |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 3, 2011, by a |
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rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |