88(4) SR 54 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 54
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In Memory |
 
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Doris Sheridan |
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             WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with |
 
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the passing of Doris Jane Sheridan on September 20, 2023, at the |
 
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age of 81; and |
 
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             WHEREAS, The former Doris Burchfield was born near |
 
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Leonard on September 8, 1942, to Byrd and Melvia Burchfield, |
 
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and she grew up with five siblings, Peggy, Bobby, Jimmy, J. W., |
 
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and Dorothy; her family lived in Pilot Grove and then relocated |
 
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to Whitewright, where she was salutatorian of her high school |
 
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class; and |
 
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             WHEREAS, She and her future husband, Lewis Sheridan, met in |
 
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high school; the couple exchanged wedding vows on August 26, |
 
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1960, and they went on to share a rewarding marriage that spanned |
 
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more than six decades; deeply devoted to her family, Mrs. |
 
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Sheridan was a loving wife and a caring mother to her three |
 
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children, Gerald, Carla, and Bo; later in life, she was blessed |
 
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with eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; a woman |
 
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of faith, she sang in her church choir and taught Sunday school |
 
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for many years; and |
 
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             WHEREAS, After moving to Paris, Texas, Mrs. Sheridan was |
 
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employed by Ideal Bakery and then by Uarco; she later contributed |
 
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her accounting expertise to her work with the Texas Department of |
 
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Transportation, where she ultimately retired in 2005; and |
 
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             WHEREAS, Although Doris Sheridan is greatly missed, |
 
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memories of her engaging smile, her deep compassion, and her |
 
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unwavering love for others will remain to comfort and inspire |
 
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those she leaves behind; now, therefore, be it |
 
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             RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
 
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Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life |
 
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of Doris Jane Sheridan and extend sincere sympathy to the members |
 
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of her family: to her husband, Lewis Sheridan; to her children, |
 
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Gerald Sheridan and his wife, Tina, Carla Spann and her husband, |
 
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Phil, and "Bo" Sheridan and his wife, Tralisa; to her |
 
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grandchildren, Keith Sheridan and his wife, Stefanie, Kyle |
 
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Sheridan and his wife, Jenna, Kacie Bone and her husband, J. D., |
 
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Brooke, Leslie, and Jansen Spann, Leigha Youngblood and her |
 
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husband, Kelby, and Landry Sheridan; to her great-grandchildren; |
 
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to her siblings, J. W. Burchfield and his wife, Joyce, and |
 
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Dorothy Huckaby and her husband, Jim; 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 |
 
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this day, it do so in memory of Doris Sheridan. |
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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 November 30, 2023, |
 
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by a rising vote. |
 
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       Secretary of the Senate |
 
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         Member, Texas Senate |