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R E S O L U T I O N
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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 |
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up alongside her brother, Gene Erwin; she met her future husband, |
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Garland Davis, while they were students at Arlington Heights High |
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School in Fort Worth; their fulfilling relationship was made even |
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richer with the addition of a daughter, Stacy, and a son, Greg; |
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Mrs. Davis always put her family's needs before her own, |
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encouraging her children's musical talent and driving them to |
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countless lessons, rehearsals, and competitions, and she was a |
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loyal De Kalb Band Booster; along the way, she taught her offspring |
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the importance of kindness and living with purpose; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Davis held a bachelor's degree in sociology |
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from 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; |
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in addition, she was a dedicated business partner to her husband in |
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their family pharmacy; the devoted couple shared numerous outdoor |
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adventures and spent countless weekends on their sailboat with |
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their children; among her many talents, Mrs. Davis could repair |
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anything, and her ingenuity shone in arts, crafts, and home |
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improvement projects; she easily merged two dress patterns to |
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create her granddaughter's snow queen costume, and in a single day, |
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she fearlessly knocked through a wall to add a framed kitchen |
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doorway; in later years, trembling hands did not prevent her from |
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employing advanced techniques in her painting; she set an inspiring |
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example of grace and resilience in navigating life's challenges; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Although Sandra Davis is greatly missed, she has |
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left her family and friends with many cherished memories, and she |
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will forever hold a special place in their hearts; now, therefore, |
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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 Sandra Dean Erwin Davis and extend |
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sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her husband of |
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60 years, Garland Davis; to her children, Stacy Deaton and her |
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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 |
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Dalton, Joe Dalton, Cathy Dalton Burling and her husband, William, |
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and Celia Dalton Youngren and her husband, Gary; and to her other |
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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 Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Sandra Davis. |