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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close with the passing of Dorothy Jean Thornton Keasler of |
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Hallsville on April 23, 2025, at the age of 96; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Dorothy Thornton was born on November 3, |
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1928, to Robert and Addie Thornton, and she grew up with the |
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companionship of two siblings, Wayne and Merle; after attending |
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Indian Rock High School, she went on to earn a degree in education |
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from East Texas Baptist College; she enjoyed a rewarding career as |
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an English teacher with the Hallsville Independent School District, |
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and she also taught Sunday school and was a devoted congregant of |
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First Baptist Church in Hallsville; and |
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WHEREAS, On November 19, 1944, she married Sydney J. Keasler |
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II, with whom she shared a fulfilling union that spanned 63 years |
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until his passing; the couple were blessed with three children, |
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Judy, Karen, and Syd, and over the years, their family grew to |
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include numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to spending time with her loved ones, |
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Mrs. Keasler delighted in travel, taking memorable trips to Cuba, |
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the Holy Land, Hawaii, and Alaska; she was also dedicated to her |
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faith community and shared her personal testimony with groups in |
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Texas and Louisiana for many years; moreover, she served as chair of |
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the Christian Women's Club in Longview and was a member of the |
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Chancellor Club at LeTourneau University; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Dorothy Keasler is deeply missed, memories |
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of her abiding faith, her infectious laughter, and her witty sense |
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of humor remain to comfort and inspire those she leaves behind; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Dorothy Jean Thornton Keasler and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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children, Judy Wheatley, Karen Adams and her husband, Bob, and Syd |
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Keasler and his wife, Kathy; to her sister, Merle Cross; to her |
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grandchildren, Tommy Wheatley, Dennis Dillard, Kimberly Adams, |
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Kyle Adams, Misty Keasler, and David Keasler and his wife, Sarah; to |
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her great-grandchildren, Madeline and Molly Moore, Anna and Isaac |
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Adams, Colin and Cameron Dillard, Sydney, Scarlett, and Jasper |
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Gibb, and Theo, Norah, and Zoe Keasler; and to her other relatives |
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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 Dorothy Keasler. |