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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Charlotte Ann Rogers Sorrel on September 21, 2021, at the |
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age of 84; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Charlotte Rogers was born to Iris and |
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Glen Rogers in Little Rock, Arkansas, on November 18, 1936; she |
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graduated from Little Rock Central High School in 1954 and earned a |
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bachelor's degree in education from Baylor University; in 1956, she |
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married Frank Sorrel, and she became the proud mother of two |
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children, Virginia and Glen; with the passing years, she had the |
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pleasure of seeing her family grow to include eight grandchildren, |
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Trey, Chandler, Cathlyn, Shelby, Lindsey, Claire, Carly, and |
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Marcial, and five great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, For many years, Mrs. Sorrel devoted herself to her |
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home and family and was very involved with her children's |
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activities; in addition, she served as an instructor at Royal Oaks |
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and Northway Baptist Churches and at Farmers Branch Community |
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Recreation Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Sorrel later earned a bachelor's degree in |
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biology and a master's degree in education from Texas Woman's |
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University, and she taught at Berkner High School in Richardson for |
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11 years; active in several professional organizations, she was a |
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contributing author for the Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School |
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Publishing Company, and she received a number of honors, including |
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the Texas Health Educator of the Year Award; and |
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WHEREAS, This distinguished educator went on to join the |
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Texas Education Agency as an education specialist and consultant, |
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and she served as a liaison with such agencies as the Texas |
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Department of Human Services, where she developed plans for |
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responses to adolescent pregnancies; she also created a nationally |
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recognized customer service training program for the Child Support |
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Division of the Texas Office of the Attorney General; in 1993, she |
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became a training manager and instructional designer for the Texas |
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Natural Resource Conservation Commission, and following her |
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retirement in 1998, she worked as a substitute teacher in the Eanes |
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Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, Charlotte Sorrel lived a life that was rich in |
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personal and professional achievements, and she will forever be a |
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source of inspiration to all those whose lives she forever |
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enriched; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Charlotte Ann Rogers Sorrel and extend sincere condolences to |
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her many relatives and friends; 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 Charlotte |
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Sorrel. |
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Spiller |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 40 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on October 14, 2021. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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