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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Dorothy |
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Dell Dean, who passed away on April 19, 2019, at the age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Clarence Lewis and Arteria King, she |
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was born in Marietta in Cass County on February 24, 1934, and grew |
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up with four siblings, Vernes, Del Mar, Pearline, and Gladys, who |
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affectionately gave her the nickname "Dirt"; she married Elmo |
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Marion Newton, who preceded her in death, and she was fortunate |
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enough to find love again with her second husband, Artis Lee Dean; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Dean was the devoted mother of eight children, |
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Rosalinda, Ricky, Marian, Judy, Ronald, Beverly, Byron, and |
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Jericho; with the passing years, she was blessed with 10 |
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grandchildren, Jermell, Alexandrian, Keidrick, Armon, Ishma, |
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BreAndrea, Jasmine, Brandon, Andrew, and Byron, as well as 7 |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Booker T. Washington High School, |
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Mrs. Dean supported excellence in education as a member of a number |
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of Dallas Independent School District PTA boards; she later worked |
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for the grand jury and became very involved in politics; she was a |
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committeewoman for the 23rd Senate District, and she served for |
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more than three decades as a precinct chair; she also worked for a |
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state representative, the State Democratic Executive Committee, |
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and numerous campaigns at the local, state, and federal levels; in |
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addition, she was a celebrity wedding and event coordinator; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Dean was sustained by a strong faith from an |
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early age, and she belonged to Eastgate Baptist Church; she served |
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the congregation as a political liaison and as a member of the |
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Mission 1 seniors ministry; through the years, she was a friend and |
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mentor to many, and wherever she went, she set an example of style |
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and grace; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Dorothy Dean will be deeply missed, those |
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who were privileged to share in her love and friendship will |
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treasure their memories of her dedication to her family and to the |
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betterment of her community; 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 life of Dorothy Dell Dean and |
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extend sincere condolences to all who mourn her passing; and, be it |
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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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Dean. |