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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 45
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In Memory |
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Dorothy Haggard |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends were deeply saddened by the |
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passing of Dorothy J. Haggard of Hooks on June 26, 2025, at the |
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age of 91; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Dorothy Murphy was born in Emmet, |
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Arkansas, on August 19, 1933, and her family included her parents |
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and stepparents, Ben and Lillian Murphy and Annie and Curtis |
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Daugherty, as well as five siblings, Jimmy Dale, Willard, Benny, |
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Johnny, and Cheryl; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted wife and mother, she shared 64 happy |
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years of marriage with her husband, John E. Haggard, before his |
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passing in 2016; she took great pride in her children, Debbie and |
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Randy, and she was preceded in death by an infant son, the late |
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John Michael Haggard; with the passage of time, she had the |
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pleasure of welcoming into her family a grandson, Johnathan; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Haggard lost her eyesight in 1997, but |
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despite the challenges she faced, she remained steadfast in her |
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faith, and she was a valued member of First Assembly of God in |
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Hooks; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Dorothy |
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Haggard will remember the way she touched their lives with her |
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quick wit and delightful sense of humor, and she will forever |
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hold a treasured place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Dorothy J. Haggard and extend heartfelt sympathy to the |
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members of her family: to her daughter, Debbie MacLure, and her |
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husband, Ron; to her son, Randy Haggard; to her grandson, |
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Johnathan Haggard, and his wife, Autumn; to her brothers, Benny |
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Murphy and his wife, Dee, and Johnny Murphy and his wife, Frieda; |
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to her sister, Cheryl Underwood; and to her other relatives and |
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many 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 |
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this day, it do so in memory of Dorothy Haggard. |
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Hughes |
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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 August 15, 2025, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |