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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help to comfort |
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those saddened by the death of Inda Sorrels Williams of Marble Falls |
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on January 4, 2025, at the age of 66; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Joe and Jeanine Sorrels, the former |
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Inda Sorrels was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on August 16, |
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1958, and she grew up with the companionship of her three siblings, |
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Stacy, Joe, and Bob; she graduated from Richardson High School in |
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1976, and she later earned an accounting degree from The University |
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of Texas at Austin in 1980; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Williams shared a fulfilling union with her |
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loving husband, Alan, that spanned 42 years; she took great pride in |
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their two sons, Dustin and Tyler, and with the passing years, she |
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had the pleasure of seeing her family grow to include six |
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grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Following her certification as a public accountant |
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in 1984, Mrs. Williams went on to own a private accounting firm for |
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two decades; in 2004, she joined her husband in becoming the |
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operator of a Chick-fil-A franchise, where she readily stepped in |
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to fill any role necessary up until her final days; and |
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WHEREAS, A deeply religious woman, Mrs. Williams drew |
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strength from her Christian beliefs and served as a mentor, |
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volunteer, and spiritual leader; after Mr. Williams was diagnosed |
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with cancer, she published The Power of a Caregiver in 2017 as part |
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of her Transformational Adventure ministry, and the couple later |
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published four more books themed around the faith experience when |
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faced with the challenges of cancer; and |
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WHEREAS, Inda Williams lived a rich and purposeful life |
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centered around her family and her faith, and she will long be |
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remembered with deep affection by all who knew her; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Inda Sorrels |
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Williams and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: |
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to her husband, Alan Williams; to her sons, Tyler Williams and his |
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wife, Devin, and Dustin Williams and his wife, Morgan; to her |
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siblings, Stacy Goodwin and her husband, Robert, Joe Sorrels and |
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his wife, Evelyn, and Bob Sorrels; to her sister-in-law, Karen |
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Gillenwaters, and her husband, James; to her grandchildren, |
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Brodie-Anne, IndieRose, Ben Walker, Brighton Jane, Tyson, and |
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Judah; and to her many other relatives and friends; 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 Inda |
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Williams. |