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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 Doris Jean Gary, an esteemed Texan and |
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beloved matriarch, who died on November 15, 2024, at the age of |
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75; and |
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WHEREAS, Doris Gary was born in El Campo on April 16, 1949, |
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to Mary Lee Anderson and Mose Gary Jr., who raised her by loving |
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example; one of four daughters, she grew up alongside her |
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sisters, Linda, Delores, and Melody, and benefited from their |
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companionship and the close bonds they shared; she attended E. A. |
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Greer High School, where she was a valued member of the school |
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band and graduated in 1968; and |
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WHEREAS, Doris Gary met Calvin McBride Jr. in 1969 while |
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attending school, and they went on to marry and became the proud |
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parents of two children, Bonnie Michelle and Kevin; Doris later |
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married Robert Sykes of Austin in 1981, and they were blessed |
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with three children, Katrina, Tiffaney, and Robert; in 1993, she |
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moved to Fort Worth, where she worked until retiring in 2013 and |
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returning to the Austin area; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, Doris had the pleasure of |
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welcoming into her family 11 grandchildren and three |
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great-grandchildren, who enriched her life immeasurably; a |
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devoted mother and grandmother, she cherished spending quality |
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time with her loved ones and enjoyed cooking meals for them; she |
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was a woman of strong spiritual faith and was a loyal member of |
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Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, where she played the organ; and |
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WHEREAS, Noted for her radiant and ever-present smile, |
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Doris Gary was a source of light in the lives of all who knew her |
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through her kindness, her optimistic outlook, and her sweet and |
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generous spirit; she leaves behind a legacy of faith, love, and |
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dedication to family, and her memory will be forever treasured by |
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her loved ones and by all who were privileged to share in her |
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life; 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 life |
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of Doris Jean Gary and extend sincere condolences to the members |
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of her bereaved family: to her children, Bonnie Michelle McBride |
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Hill, and her husband, Christopher, Kevin Lashawn McBride, |
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Katrina Latrice Sykes, Tiffaney Renee Sykes, and Robert Sykes |
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Jr.; to her sisters, Delores McIntosh, and her husband, Mac, and |
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Melody Gary-Wyatt, and her husband, Jim; to her grandchildren, |
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Sequoia, Montenique, Kevin, Elijah, Isaiah, Nina, Victoria, |
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Daniah, Daniel, Jayden, and Kimora; to her great-grandchildren, |
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Mackenzie, Zion, and Zaylana; to her stepson, Kevin Anthony |
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Walker; and to her many other loving extended relatives; and, be |
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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 Doris Jean Gary. |