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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Ouida |
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Mae Edwards Dulany of Belton, who passed away on March 30, 2015, at |
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the age of 86; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Eva Ray and Monroe Edwards, |
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Mrs. Dulany was born in Baker, Louisiana, on January 24, 1929; she |
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graduated from Istrouma High School in Baton Rouge in 1946 and went |
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on to study business at Northwestern State College in Natchitoches; |
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subsequently, she worked a variety of secretarial jobs before |
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moving to Belton in 1961 and joining the University of Mary |
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Hardin-Baylor as the president's administrative assistant; she |
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held that position for many years, earning honorary membership in |
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the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Alumni Association, and |
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retired in 1996; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1950, the former Ouida Edwards married the love |
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of her life, George Benjamin "Benny" Dulany, with whom she shared a |
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rewarding union that spanned 57 years; the couple became the proud |
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parents of three children, George, Daryl, and Dianah, and they were |
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further blessed with three grandchildren, Jacob, Zachary, and |
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Madison, and a great-grandchild, Bentley; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Dulany gave generously of her time and energy |
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to a number of worthy organizations, including Altrusa |
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International, Republican Women, the Belton Area Chamber of |
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Commerce, Friends of the Lena Armstrong Public Library, and PEO; |
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sustained by a deep and abiding faith, she was also an active member |
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of First Baptist Church of Belton, where she taught Sunday school |
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for several years; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to her family, her faith, and her community, |
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Ouida Dulany touched the lives of many with her kindness and her |
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buoyant spirit, and all who cherished this beloved woman will |
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forever hold her close in their hearts; 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 life of Ouida Dulany and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her sons, |
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George B. Dulany Jr. and Daryl Dulany; to her daughter, Dianah |
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Dulany; to her daughter-in-law, Laure; to her grandchildren, Jacob, |
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Zachary, and Madison; to her great-grandchild, Bentley; to her |
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sister, Barbara Jean Ables Downing; to her sister-in-law, |
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Georgeanna Losavio; 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 Ouida Mae |
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Edwards Dulany. |