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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life lived with joy and purpose drew to a close |
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with the passing of Sandra L. Williams Carothers of Tyler on |
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July 12, 2025, at the age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Sandra Williams was born to Donald and |
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Wilma Williams on February 18, 1946, in Columbus, Ohio; she |
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graduated from Euclid High School and earned an education degree |
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from The Ohio State University; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1968, she exchanged wedding vows with the love of |
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her life, Thomas Carothers, and they shared a fulfilling marriage |
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that spanned five and a half decades before his death in May 2024; |
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the couple raised four children, Thomas, Krista, Katherine, and |
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James, and they later welcomed three precious grandchildren into |
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their family; Mrs. Carothers loved bringing her grandchildren |
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together to play, read, and produce magic shows; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Carothers and her family eventually moved to |
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Corpus Christi; there, she embarked on a rewarding career as a |
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first- and second-grade teacher at Wilma Magee Elementary School in |
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the Calallen Independent School District; over the course of her |
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20-year tenure, she fostered a supportive classroom environment, |
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and she took pride in teaching all of her students how to read; |
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engaged with school district activities, she worked the concession |
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stand at Calallen High School football games in support of the |
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marching band; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of faith, Mrs. Carothers was a valued |
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congregant at Jackson Woods Presbyterian Church in Corpus Christi; |
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in retirement, she and her husband relocated to Clyde, Ohio, where |
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she served as an elder at the First Presbyterian Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Sandra Carothers will be deeply missed, she |
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has left her loved ones 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 Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature, 1st |
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Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Sandra L. Williams Carothers and extend heartfelt sympathy to the |
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members of her family: to her children and their spouses, Thomas |
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Carothers and Tadao Uchisawa, Krista Carothers and Jim Meddick, |
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Katherine and Jeremy McBain, and James and Catherine Carothers; to |
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her grandchildren, Jack Meddick, Malcolm McBain, and Colin McBain; |
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to her sister, Nancy Crane, and her husband, Bob; to her |
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sisters-in-law, Susan Carter and Connie Beeken; and to her 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 Sandra Carothers. |