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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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death of Doris Bhael Clements of Hideaway on December 6, 2014, at |
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the age of 100; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Dorothy Bhael was born in Beebe, |
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Arkansas, on July 23, 1914, to Sam and Lola Bhael; she attended |
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Paris Junior College, where she met the love of her life, Ulmon |
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Clements; they were married on May 29, 1937, sharing nearly six |
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decades until his passing in 1996; and |
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WHEREAS, After college, Mrs. Clements became an accomplished |
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dance instructor in Paris and Brownsville, specializing in tap, and |
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she continued to enjoy dancing throughout her life; she and |
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Mr. Clements published newspapers in Carthage and Lewisville for |
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many years, a vocation through which they were afforded the |
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opportunity to meet a number of prominent figures, including |
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General Douglas MacArthur and Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon |
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Johnson; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1972, Mrs. Clements and her husband retired and |
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moved to Hideaway; together they published the city's first |
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newspaper, the Observer, and were instrumental in creating the |
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Hideaway News; she was active in the community as a charter |
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congregant of Hideaway Lake Community Church as well as a member of |
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several bridge clubs; she also taught water aerobics until the age |
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of 92 and regularly volunteered to aid worthy causes; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Doris Clements is deeply missed, treasured |
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memories of her quick wit and zest for life will long endure in the |
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hearts of her family and friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Doris Bhael |
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Clements and extend sincere condolences to the members of her |
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family: to her nephew, Walter Clements; to her niece, Linda |
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Clements Mathews; and to her other relatives and many friends; and, |
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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 Doris Bhael |
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Clements. |