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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Admired educator Sallye R. Moore of Grand Prairie |
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passed away on April 15, 2025, at the age of 91; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Edward and Lillie Mae Johnson, the |
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former Sallye Johnson was born in Waco on May 30, 1933, and she grew |
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up with the companionship of three younger siblings, Eddie, Lee, |
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and Carl; after graduating from Paul Quinn College at the age of 19, |
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she began teaching in Slaton; during this period, she married |
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Vandine Moore, and they were blessed with a son, Gregory; the |
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devoted couple shared a fulfilling marriage of 70 years until |
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Mr. Moore's death in 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Moore taught high school English, social |
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studies, and history at the all-Black Dalworth School in Grand |
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Prairie and eventually earned her master of education degree from |
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Prairie View A&M University; following integration, she served as a |
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teacher and counselor at Grand Prairie High School; she went on to |
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become principal of Dalworth Elementary School, where she |
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established honors, early childhood, and special education |
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programs, as well as others; she was later named director of |
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curriculum and instruction for the Grand Prairie Independent School |
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District and rose to associate superintendent; throughout more than |
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four decades in education, Mrs. Moore was a tireless champion of |
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students, encouraging them to follow their dreams; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Moore also benefited the wider community by |
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serving as chair of the Grand Prairie Civil Service Commission and |
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as president of both the Grand Prairie Federation of Women's Clubs |
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and the Grand Prairie Park Board; in addition, she was a founding |
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member of the Mid-Cities Chapter of the Links, Incorporated, and an |
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active member of Soroptomist International of Grand Prairie and of |
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the Beta Mu Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; a woman of |
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faith, she served St. John Church in numerous capacities; in 2001, |
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Grand Prairie ISD named an elementary campus in her honor, and her |
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many accolades included the 1991 Leadership Award from the Texas |
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Council of Women School Executives, the 1985 Citizen of the Year |
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Award from the Chamber of Commerce, and a Distinguished Alumni |
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award from Waco ISD; and |
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WHEREAS, Sallye Moore enriched the lives of innumerable |
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people through her professional and civic contributions, and |
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although she is deeply missed, she will forever be a source of |
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inspiration to those she leaves behind; now, therefore, 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 Sallye R. Moore and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her son, |
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Gregory Dean Moore Sr. and his wife, Juna Jones-Moore; to her |
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grandsons, Gregory Dean Moore II and his wife, Lorena Lopez Moore, |
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and Preston Andrew Moore; to her great-grandchildren, Clara Laniah |
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Moore, Cameron Preston Moore, and Cortez Miguel Moore; and to her |
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many other 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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Sallye |
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Moore. |