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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 587
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In Memory |
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of |
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Doris Bass |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Doris Lee Bass, who died April 7, 2015, |
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at the age of 90; and |
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WHEREAS, Doris Lee Bass was born January 11, 1925, the |
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third child of John Dallas and Rosie Lee Bell Goodman; she grew up |
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in Athens and earned degrees from Phillips Business School and |
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Southern Bible College; and |
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WHEREAS, She was married to the late Theophilus Bass for more |
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than 50 years; they raised three children, Glenda, Jerome, and |
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Kelvin, and Mrs. Bass was further blessed with seven grandchildren, |
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11 great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild; and |
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WHEREAS, She joined the Church of the Living God at an early |
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age and served her church as an evangelist throughout her life; she |
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was a longtime member of Church of the Living God, Christian |
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Workers for Fellowship, Temple 145, in Dallas, where she was active |
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in a wide range of ministries; she was especially attentive to the |
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needs of the church's children, and she sponsored the Junior Choir |
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and a number of other youth programs; and |
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WHEREAS, She also sang in the Senior Choir and served as |
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church secretary, Mission Circle chair, and associate minister; |
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she was a three-time interim pastor and was named pastor emeritus |
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of Temple 145; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Bass was a multitalented woman who had |
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mastered many creative and practical skills; she was noted for |
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her abilities as a cook and as a seamstress who could make |
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anything from a men's suit to a choir robe; she also enjoyed a |
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productive career with Rockwell International; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of deep and abiding faith, she gave |
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unselfishly to others, and her warmth, wisdom, and wise counsel |
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will not be forgotten; and |
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WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, |
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and she leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by |
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her family and her many friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Doris Lee Bass; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Doris Lee Bass. |
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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 April 20, 2015, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |