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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Corpus Christi lost an esteemed community leader |
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with the passing of Donelda Daub Sluyter on April 3, 2015, at the |
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age of 74; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Alberta, Canada, on June 1, 1942, the former |
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Doni Daub grew up in Calgary and Lethbridge; she moved to Tulsa, |
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Oklahoma, to attend college, and there she met her future husband, |
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Dr. Gary V. Sluyter, with whom she would have a beloved son, |
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Michael; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Sluyter became a naturalized citizen in 1969, |
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while living in Austin, and she completed her bachelor's degree in |
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business administration two years later; after residing in Houston, |
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she moved with her family to Corpus Christi; and |
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WHEREAS, Early in her career, Ms. Sluyter worked for the |
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Penneco Oil Company; she later established her own CPA firm, and she |
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owned a boutique, Bolero's, and a second shop in Rockport; |
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subsequently, she was employed by other CPA accounting firms before |
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starting a successful solo practice from her home; in recognition |
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of her professional accomplishments, she received a Y Women in |
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Careers Award from the YWCA; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to the betterment of her community, |
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Ms. Sluyter served as president of the Corpus Christi Branch of the |
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YWCA, and she chaired its finance committee and its Women in Careers |
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Awards event; a founding board member of the Tuloso-Midway ISD |
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Education Foundation, she served as its treasurer for 10 years, and |
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she also was a member of the boards of the Corpus Christi Women's |
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Shelter and the Corpus Christi Chamber Music Society; moreover, she |
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was president of the local branch of the American Association of |
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University Women (AAUW) and chaired its Outreach Committee, which |
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provided assistance to high school students; she gave generously to |
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numerous causes, and she was especially dedicated to helping |
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animals; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Sluyter had many talents, and she crafted |
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beautiful artworks as an active member of the Hericane Stampers; an |
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avid reader, she belonged to both the Corpus Christi Literary |
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Reading Series and an AAUW book club; she loved to travel and to |
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entertain, and she was a charming and gracious hostess; for a number |
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of years, she met monthly with a group known as the Goddesses to |
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celebrate birthdays and other occasions; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to her family and her community, Doni |
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Sluyter made a meaningful difference in the lives of her loved ones |
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and fellow citizens alike, and her contributions will be fondly |
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remembered for years to come; 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 Donelda Daub |
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Sluyter and extend sincere condolences to her loved ones: to her |
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son, Michael Sluyter, and his wife, Shalla; to her granddaughter, |
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Allison Faria; to her sisters, Mary Stubbs and Michelle Low; to her |
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brothers, Daniel Daub and his wife, Deborah, Peter Daub and his |
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wife, Kay, and Gary Daub and his wife, Lisa; and to her many other |
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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 Doni |
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Sluyter. |