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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 670
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In Memory |
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Sandra Davis |
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Sandra Dean Erwin Davis of De Kalb on April 3, 2025, at |
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the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of LeRoy and Blanche Erwin, the former |
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Sandra Erwin was born in Lubbock on February 18, 1943, and she grew up |
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alongside her brother, Gene Erwin; she met her future husband, Garland |
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Davis, while they were students at Arlington Heights High School in |
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Fort Worth; their fulfilling relationship was made even richer with |
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the addition of a daughter, Stacy, and a son, Greg; Mrs. Davis always |
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put her family's needs before her own, encouraging her children's |
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musical talent and driving them to countless lessons, rehearsals, and |
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competitions, and she was a loyal De Kalb Band Booster; along the way, |
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she taught her offspring the importance of kindness and living with |
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purpose; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Davis held a bachelor's degree in sociology from |
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the University of Oklahoma; she was employed as an information |
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operator for Southwestern Bell, as a secretary at OU, and as a |
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preschool teacher at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History; in |
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addition, she was a dedicated business partner to her husband in their |
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family pharmacy; the devoted couple shared numerous outdoor |
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adventures and spent countless weekends on their sailboat with their |
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children; among her many talents, Mrs. Davis could repair anything, |
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and her ingenuity shone in arts, crafts, and home improvement |
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projects; she easily merged two dress patterns to create her |
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granddaughter's snow queen costume, and in a single day, she |
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fearlessly knocked through a wall to add a framed kitchen doorway; in |
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later years, trembling hands did not prevent her from employing |
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advanced techniques in her painting; she set an inspiring example of |
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grace and resilience in navigating life's challenges; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Sandra Davis is greatly missed, she has left |
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her family and friends with many cherished memories, and she will |
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forever hold a special place in their hearts; 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 Sandra Dean Erwin Davis |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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husband of 60 years, Garland Davis; to her children, Stacy Deaton and |
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her husband, Paul, and Greg Davis; to her grandchildren, Corbin |
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McMenamin and her husband, Sean, Colt and Garth Deaton, and Layla, |
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Caitlin, and Addison Davis; to her sister-in-law and best friend, |
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Donna Martin, and her husband, Dave; to her stepsiblings, Pat Dalton, |
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Joe Dalton, Cathy Dalton Burling and her husband, William, and Celia |
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Dalton Youngren and her husband, Gary; and to her other relatives and |
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friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be prepared |
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for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this day, it do |
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so in memory of Sandra Davis. |
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Hughes |
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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 June 1, 2025, by a |
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rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |