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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 90th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed |
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cause for celebration, and Doris Jean Brown of Ellis County is |
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marking this significant milestone in her life on April 5, 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Bertha and Curtis Buckner in Oak Branch on |
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April 5, 1929, the former Doris Jean Buckner grew up on a cotton |
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farm with the companionship of a brother, Walter; she attended |
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school in her hometown until the ninth grade and then transferred to |
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a larger school in Maypearl; and |
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WHEREAS, She graduated second in her class on May 31, 1946, |
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and the very next day, she married her sweetheart, Jack Brown; they |
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were blessed with a daughter, Jackie Darlene; for many years, |
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Mrs. Brown did factory work, and she was later employed in sales at |
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the Do-All Shop in Waxahachie until her retirement; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong Baptist, Mrs. Brown attended the Cowboy |
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Church of Ellis County; today, she resides with her daughter, and |
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she also enjoys spending time with her grandson, John Wray, his |
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wife, Michele, and her great-grandchildren, Morgan and Patrick; and |
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WHEREAS, Doris Jean Brown has witnessed a panorama of change |
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over the course of nine decades, and she has met life's challenges |
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and opportunities with dignity and grace, earning the deep |
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admiration of all who are privileged to know her; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Doris Jean Brown on the joyous |
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occasion of her 90th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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for continued 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. Brown as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Wray |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 660 was adopted by the House on March |
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21, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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