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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 Doris Geneva Walters of Texarkana on |
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March 22, 2025, at the age of 100; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Walter and Lucille Walters, Doris |
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Walters was born in Atlanta on January 1, 1925, and she grew up with |
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the companionship of two sisters, Lillian and Earlene; she |
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graduated from Atlanta High School at the age of 16, and she went on |
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to secure employment as a riveter in Fort Worth and then as a lab |
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technician with a rubber manufacturing facility in Borger; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1951, Ms. Walters answered her nation's call to |
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duty by enlisting in the U.S. Air Force; she served as a recruiter |
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and worked in a high-security radio section, and she was awarded the |
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Air Force Commendation Medal for meritorious service while |
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overseeing the accounting and finance office in the Aerospace |
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Medical Division at Brooks Air Force Base; going on to serve |
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overseas, she was assigned to a base in Germany; she completed two |
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tours with the air force and traveled to a number of countries, |
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including Greece; in 1971, she retired at the rank of master |
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sergeant; and |
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WHEREAS, Following her military career, Ms. Walters resided |
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in North Carolina, where she worked for nine years as a clerk |
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typist; in 1980, she returned home to Atlanta to care for her mother |
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and two of her aunts, and she also helped tend to individuals who |
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were sick; she counted among her favorite leisure activities |
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reading, listening to music, and watching golf on TV, and she was an |
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avid fan of the Dallas Cowboys; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Doris Walters |
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will remember the way she touched their lives with her warmth, |
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compassion, and generosity, and she will forever hold a treasured |
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place in their hearts; now, 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 memory of Doris Geneva Walters and extend |
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sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her nephews, |
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Richard Davis and his wife, Barbara, and Robert Davis and his wife, |
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Jan; to her cousins, Peggy Tooker, Jackie Cooksey and her husband, |
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Carl, James Ward and his wife, Ruth, Glynda Holman, Janice McGowan |
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and her husband, Buyck, Valerie Allen and her husband, Ron, Kent |
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Bickham, Kyle Bickham, and Virginia Kirbo; 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 Doris Walters. |