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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Dorothy Wentrcek Cavett of Austin on April 19, 2017, at |
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the age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, The only child of John E. and Martha Valchar |
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Wentrcek, the former Dorothy Wentrcek was born on September 20, |
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1931, in Granger; after graduating from Taylor High School in 1949, |
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she moved to Austin, where she graduated from Durham Business |
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College before embarking on a notable career in public service that |
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spanned more than three decades; employed for a number of years in |
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the Office of the Adjutant General, she later served from 1979 to |
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1989 as the office manager for State Representative Jerry Clark; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Dorothy Cavett and her husband, Bobby, met while |
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both were working for the adjutant general's office, and they |
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shared 57 joyous years of marriage; she was a caring mother to her |
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son, Kenneth Cavett, and her daughter, Nancy Martin, and she had the |
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pleasure of seeing her family grow to include four grandchildren, |
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Melanie Merton, Brian Cavett, and Ryan and Tyler Martin, as well as |
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three great-grandchildren, Charlie, Robbie, and Will; and |
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WHEREAS, Warm and outgoing, Dorothy Cavett helped to foster a |
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sense of community in the Bryker Woods neighborhood, where she was a |
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longtime resident, and she delighted in the company of a wide circle |
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of friends; she was known for her love of cooking, and in |
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retirement, she and her husband enjoyed traveling extensively, both |
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within the United States and abroad; and |
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WHEREAS, Dorothy Cavett brightened the world for all around |
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her, and those who were blessed to share in her love and affection |
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will forever carry her 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 life of Dorothy Wentrcek |
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Cavett and extend sincere condolences to all those who mourn her |
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passing; 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 Dorothy |
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Wentrcek Cavett. |