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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 97
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In Memory |
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Dr. Darrell Wesley Boren |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Fort Worth in mourning the loss of Dr. Darrell Wesley |
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Boren, who died January 9, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Darrell Boren was born on February 11, 1927, in |
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Dallas; he grew up in Fort Worth and graduated from high school at |
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the age of 16; Darrell served his country during World War II and |
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later graduated from Texas Christian University; and |
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WHEREAS, He earned his medical degree from The University |
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of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 1953 and became a highly |
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respected family physician in Fort Worth; he went on to become |
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certified in addictionology and served as medical director of |
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CareUnit and Charlton Methodist Hospital's Addiction Unit until |
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his retirement in 1996; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Boren was dedicated to his work as a physician |
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and was committed to his volunteer work on behalf of citizens in |
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the community; he was a devout member of the Masonic Lodge and the |
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Moslah Temple Shrine; a longtime member of the Rotary Club of |
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Western Fort Worth, he was awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship for |
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his years of outstanding service; and |
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WHEREAS, An exemplary gentleman, Dr. Boren was a generous, |
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kindhearted person who was respected for his leadership in the |
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community and for his exceptional accomplishments; he was |
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devoted to his wife, Marti Boren, and to his children, |
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grandchildren, and great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Darrell Boren gave unselfishly of his time to |
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others and was a source of wisdom and strength to many, and he |
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will long be remembered with affection and appreciation by all |
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who were privileged to share in his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Dr. Darrell Wesley Boren; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the members of his family as an expression of deepest sympathy |
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from the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Dr. Darrell Boren. |
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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 January 30, 2013, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |