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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 644
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In Memory |
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of |
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Dorothy Dell Dean |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Dallas in mourning the loss of Dorothy Dell Dean, who |
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died April 19, 2019, at the age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, Dorothy Dell was born on February 24, 1934, in Cass |
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County, Texas; she was a treasured citizen, and she inspired those |
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who knew her through her kindness, her commitment to helping her |
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fellow citizens, and her enduring spiritual faith; and |
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WHEREAS, Dorothy was a graduate of Booker T. Washington |
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High School in Dallas; she began a life of Christian devotion as a |
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young member of Golden Gate Baptist Church, and she later joined |
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the congregation of Eastgate Baptist Church, where she served in |
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several leadership capacities; and |
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WHEREAS, An active and engaged citizen, Dorothy championed |
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the Democratic Party, and she served as a precinct chair in |
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Dallas for more than 30 years; she served as a committee member |
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for Senate District 23 and worked for State Representative Jesse |
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W. Jones, and she contributed her time to numerous local, state, |
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and federal campaigns; and |
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WHEREAS, Dorothy was devoted to her husband, Artis Lee |
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Dean, and she will be greatly missed by her seven children, 10 |
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grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of style and grace, Dorothy put all her |
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energy into anything she set out to accomplish, and she touched |
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the lives of others through her loving example; she was beloved |
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by many, and she will long be remembered with respect and |
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admiration by all who were privileged to share in her life; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Dorothy Dell Dean; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Dorothy Dell Dean. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 29, 2019, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |