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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close when Ethyel Stallings passed away on March 27, 2013, at the |
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age of 92; and |
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WHEREAS, Ethyel Stallings was born and raised in Dallas, |
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graduating from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1939; she went on to |
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marry Ted Stallings, with whom she nurtured a rewarding |
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relationship and shared the joy of raising five children, Greg, |
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Steve, Don, Suzanne, and Diana; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, Mrs. Stallings distinguished |
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herself as a community leader of boundless energy; inspired to |
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support the candidacy of Dwight Eisenhower, she formed the First |
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Republican Women's Club of Dallas in 1952, and today, the |
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organization continues to be a powerful force in North Texas |
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politics; she also collected enough signatures to create the first |
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Republican precinct in Dallas County, and her story of walking |
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door-to-door while pulling her children in a little red wagon has |
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become legendary among her fellow activists; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Stallings further shared her time and talents |
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with scouting programs, the Lakeview Garden Club, and the State |
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Fair of Texas, which she served for many years as a craft and food |
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judge; together with her husband, she attended First United |
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Methodist Church and was active in the Norrell Sunday school class; |
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through that group, she oversaw a scholarship foundation for the |
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Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University as |
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president and trustee; and |
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WHEREAS, Ethyel Stallings embodied the spirit of public |
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engagement that is the foundation of a successful democracy, and |
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although she will be deeply missed, she leaves behind a legacy of |
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achievement that will long resonate in the city she was proud to |
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call home; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Ethyel Stallings |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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sons, Greg Stallings and Steve Stallings; to her daughters, Suzanne |
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Guerra and Diana Hadley; to her seven grandchildren and five |
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great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives and many friends; |
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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 Ethyel |
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Stallings. |