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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Dortha Waddell Williamson of Junction, who passed away on |
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December 26, 2016, at the age of 93; and |
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WHEREAS, The ninth child of Kate Waddell and Elkin "Babe" |
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Waddell, the former Dortha Waddell was born on August 7, 1923, at |
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her family's ranch in Menard; she received her early education in |
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the one-room Waddell Schoolhouse and later continued her studies in |
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town, where she and her friends Doris Lankford and Reta Crowell |
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became known as the "Rat Pack"; and |
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WHEREAS, Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, she met |
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the love of her life, Loyd "Butch" Williamson, at a Race Meet dance |
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in Junction; the couple married on September 6, 1942, and went on to |
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share a rewarding union that spanned 54 years before |
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Mr. Williamson's passing in 1996; she was deeply devoted to her two |
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daughters, Delia and Rana, and to her surrogate sons, Adolfo, |
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Sergio, and Ivan Ponce; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Williamson operated Buster's Laundry and |
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Cleaners with her husband and took an active role in the community, |
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giving freely of her time and talents to the Business and |
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Professional Women's Club and the Texas Cattlewomen; moreover, she |
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served as Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 497 |
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in Junction and as president of the Daedalian Study Club, which she |
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helped found; and |
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WHEREAS, A fifth-generation Texan, Mrs. Williamson took |
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tremendous pride in her family's history and often told stories |
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about her parents and her grandparents, Daniel and Georgeanne |
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Waddell and Alf and Charlcie Reeves; she was also an accomplished |
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horseback rider and had a passion for felines, pretty shoes, and |
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dancing; and |
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WHEREAS, Known for her warmth, her kindness, and her |
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resilience, Dortha Williamson led a caring and purposeful life, and |
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those who were fortunate enough to know her will forever hold her |
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close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dortha Waddell |
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Williamson and extend deepest condolences to the members of her |
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family and to her 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 Dortha |
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Waddell Williamson. |
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Murr |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 164 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on February 23, 2017. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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