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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Julie Evelyn Dowell of |
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Bullard were deeply saddened by her passing on January 11, 2019, at |
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the age of 65; and |
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WHEREAS, Julie Dowell was born in Marshall on May 20, 1953, to |
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Greer and Mary Dowell, and she grew up with the companionship of a |
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brother, Dan; she graduated from Hillcrest High School in Dallas in |
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1971 and went on to enjoy a career in law enforcement, serving as a |
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police officer and detective in Colorado Springs and as a special |
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deputy U.S. marshal for the Northern District of Texas; in |
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addition, she was a co-owner of Dan Lester Drilling Company; and |
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WHEREAS, An active member of her community, Ms. Dowell served |
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area residents through her involvement in a number of committees |
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and associations, including the boards of the YMCA and the Emerald |
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Bay Club, and she coached softball, volleyball, and soccer at |
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Trinity Christian Academy; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Dowell further benefited her fellow citizens as |
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a member of the board of directors for the Angelina & Neches River |
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Authority for 18 years; appointed on October 16, 2000, she went on |
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to serve three terms and distinguished herself in several officer |
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positions, including president of the board; her dedication and |
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hard work were instrumental to the authority's success in managing |
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the quality, development, and conservation of water resources in |
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the Neches River Basin; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Julie Dowell's death has brought great |
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sorrow to those who held her dear, her life was an inspiring example |
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of the good that one person can accomplish; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Julie Evelyn Dowell |
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and extend heartfelt sympathy to her family and many friends; and, |
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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 Julie |
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Evelyn Dowell. |