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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dorothy Craver of Jefferson celebrated her 103rd |
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birthday on February 28, 2015, to the delight of her innumerable |
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admirers; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on February 29, 1912, during a leap year, the |
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former Dorothy Tennelle Brown began her education in Jefferson and |
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went on to graduate from high school in Fort Worth; she held a |
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number of interesting jobs, working as a magician's assistant and |
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as the only female staffer at the Jefferson Jimplecute newspaper; |
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following her marriage to an air force officer, Kenneth Craver, in |
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1945, she moved to a base in England and worked in the legal |
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department as a staff judge advocate; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Craver was employed by the air force as a |
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civilian during her husband's long military career, and her sense |
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of adventure served her well during their many years overseas; at |
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their last duty station in Panama, she learned Spanish, and she |
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seized the opportunity to travel on the Amazon River and explore the |
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rain forest as well; the couple retired in 1972 and returned to |
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Jefferson, where they restored the home built in 1885 by her |
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maternal grandfather, Captain Charles Gibbs Graham; in addition, |
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Mrs. Craver returned to journalism as a community columnist; and |
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WHEREAS, In the 1990s, Mrs. Craver became president of the |
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Opera House Theatre Players, collaborating with her daughter, |
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Marcia Thomas, the artistic and managing director; their production |
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of the Richard Rodgers musical I Remember Mama caught the attention |
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of the composer's daughter, writer and composer Mary Rodgers |
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Guettel, and she became a sponsor of the company; on Mrs. Craver's |
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100th birthday, both Ms. Guettel and noted puppeteer Jim Gamble |
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made generous grants to the theater in her honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Still residing in the home where she, her |
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great-grandmother, her mother, and her daughter were all born, this |
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remarkable centenarian maintains her own Facebook page, and she |
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continues to serve as president of the community theater group; |
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through her involvement, she has greatly benefited the arts scene |
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in Jefferson, and she is a source of tremendous joy and inspiration |
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to all who are fortunate enough to know her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dorothy Craver on her 103rd |
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birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Craver as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |