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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Marilyn Antoinette Walton, who died |
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September 7, 2021, at the age of 71; and |
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WHEREAS, Marilyn Walton was born on March 1, 1950, and she |
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was raised by her parents on a firm foundation of love, laughter, |
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and learning in the Fairpark and Singing Hills neighborhoods of |
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Dallas; she discovered and explored her dynamic musical talents |
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as a young girl, and she went on to develop a six-octave vocal |
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range that captivated audiences around the globe; and |
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WHEREAS, Marilyn earned a bachelor of science degree from |
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Elmhurst College and a master's degree in political science from |
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The University of Texas at Arlington; she spent her days in the |
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late 1970s teaching history at John McDonough High School in the |
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New Orleans Parish School System and her nights performing at |
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jazz clubs in the French Quarter and Tremé; and |
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WHEREAS, The esteemed vocalist displayed her incredible |
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skill by performing on stages across the Americas, Europe, and |
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China; she also lived in Russia for several years working as an |
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administrative liaison for the United States, teaching opera for |
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the Russian Ministry of the Arts, and serving a residency as the |
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chief vocalist for the Russian Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra; and |
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WHEREAS, Marilyn found additional success as a |
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businesswoman through her management of the Marilyn Walton |
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Entertainment Group; she was a devoted advocate for social and |
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economic justice and a favored performer at the First Baptist |
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Church of Dallas, and she remained a loyal member of Alpha Kappa |
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Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, throughout her life; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of incomparable grace, talent, and charm, |
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Marilyn Walton was a treasured Texan and a cherished friend to |
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many; she will long be remembered with respect and admiration by |
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all who were privileged to share in her life; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby extend sincere |
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condolences to the bereaved family of Marilyn Antoinette Walton; |
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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 Marilyn Antoinette Walton. |