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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 Dorothy Joe Woods of Royse City on May 14, 2023, at the |
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age of 89; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Eben and Ollie McClure, the former |
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Dorothy Joe McClure was born on January 30, 1934; she grew up with |
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four older siblings, Garth, Glenn, Mary Alice, and Martha Lou; on |
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June 23, 1951, she was united in matrimony with Mitchell Woods at a |
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ceremony conducted in Texarkana, Arkansas; they settled in Rondo, |
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and they were blessed with four children, Mitchell, Lorna, Tonya, |
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and Thomas; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Woods was employed as a realtor for 48 years, |
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and she and her husband also owned commercial greenhouses and |
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raised worms; later, they refurbished rental properties in the |
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Texarkana area; the couple shared a fulfilling relationship of 47 |
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years before the death of Mr. Woods; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to her community, Mrs. Woods served as a |
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judge at the Miller County Fair, and she was an EHC leader, Alateen |
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counselor, and active church volunteer; she had a green thumb, and |
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in addition to gardening, her many hobbies included collecting |
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Santa Clauses, cooking for family and friends, playing the organ |
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and piano, painting, sewing, and crocheting; warm and kind, she was |
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always the first to offer help when someone she knew was in need; |
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she had both a strong work ethic and a great sense of fun, and her |
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wonderful sense of humor brightened the days of those around her; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Although Dorothy Joe Woods is deeply missed, the |
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passage of time will never diminish the joy and love that she |
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brought into the lives of all who knew her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 1st |
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Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of Dorothy Joe Woods |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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children, Mitchell Woods Jr. and his wife, Kim, Lorna Chander, |
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Tonya Raymond and her husband, Michael, and Thomas Woods and his |
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wife, Angela; to her grandchildren, David, Brooke, Fallon, and |
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Ryan; to her eight great-grandchildren; and to her many other |
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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 Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Dorothy Joe Woods. |