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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 219
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In Memory |
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of |
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Dennis Watters III |
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and |
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friends of Dennis Watters III of Willow Park, who passed away on |
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February 16, 2025, at the age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, Dennis Watters was born in Fort Worth on |
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December 17, 1943, and he spent much of his childhood in Lajitas |
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and the Big Bend area with his grandparents; he attended Sul Ross |
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State University on a bull riding scholarship and studied |
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geology; answering his nation's call to duty, he served for a |
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total of 28 years in the U.S. Army Reserve and the National Guard |
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and was deployed to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, during Operation |
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Desert Storm; and |
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WHEREAS, While living in Fort Worth, Mr. Watters met his |
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future wife, Sherry; the couple exchanged wedding vows on |
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December 15, 1972, and they shared a rewarding marriage that |
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spanned more than five decades; they raised two children, John |
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and Michelle, and later welcomed a granddaughter into their |
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family; Mr. Watters gave generously of his time to Westridge |
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Baptist Church in Fort Worth, where he led Sunday school classes |
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and provided assistance to the church youth group; in 1987, he |
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and his family moved to Weatherford and became members of Peaster |
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Baptist Church; Mr. Watters also served that congregation, and |
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most recently, he attended Willow Park Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, In his later years, Mr. Watters discovered a |
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passion for motorcycles; he belonged to the Koinonia Riders in |
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Weatherford, a chapter of the Christian Motorcyclists |
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Association, and he enjoyed riding through the Texas Hill |
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Country; and |
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WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to share in this |
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esteemed man's love and friendship will always remember him with |
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great admiration and affection; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Dennis Watters III |
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and extend heartfelt condolences to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, Sherry Watters; to his children, John David and |
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Michelle Leigh; to his granddaughter, Taylor Paige; and to his |
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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 his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Dennis Watters. |
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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 March 6, 2025, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |