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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close with the passing of Ola Mae Hunter of Dallas on April 18, |
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2023, at the age of 94; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Ola Brown was born in Hillsboro on April |
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10, 1929, to Berry and Ethel Brown, and she grew up with the |
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companionship of eight siblings; she moved to Dallas with her |
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paternal aunt at the age of 12, and after graduating from Booker T. |
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Washington High School in 1947, she enrolled at Bishop College, |
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where she earned a bachelor's degree in religion and met the love of |
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her life, Wardell Hunter; the couple exchanged wedding vows in |
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February 1950, and they ultimately shared more than six decades of |
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marriage before his passing in 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Hunter began her lengthy career as an educator |
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at a day care center in South Dallas, and she went on to teach |
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several grades in the Wilmer-Hutchins Independent School District |
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before joining Dallas ISD in 1969; along the way, she undertook |
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graduate studies at Prairie View A&M University and earned a |
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master's degree in education; she retired from Dallas ISD in 1989, |
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and over the course of her 20-year tenure with the district, she |
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served as a history teacher at Sarah Zumwalt, L. V. Stockard and E. |
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H. Cary Middle Schools; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply engaged in her community, Mrs. Hunter raised |
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funds for a number of organizations, including March of Dimes, the |
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American Heart Association, the YWCA, and the American Cancer |
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Society; in addition, she was involved in a band parents group and |
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the PTA; a woman of strong faith, she was active in the |
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congregations she attended, serving in such roles as Sunday school |
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teacher, Youth for Christ sponsor, and Vacation Bible School |
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program coordinator; she also distinguished herself in her role as |
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first lady of Olive Grove Baptist Church after Mr. Hunter became |
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its pastor; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Hunter was the devoted mother of four |
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daughters, Ruby, Virgie, Barbara, and Johnnie, and with the passing |
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years, she had the privilege of seeing her family grow to include |
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seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Ola Hunter is greatly missed, she has left |
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her family and friends with a wealth of memories that they will |
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forever treasure; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Ola Mae Hunter 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 Ola Hunter. |
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Jones of Dallas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1451 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 19, 2023. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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