H.C.R. No. 102
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The loved ones of Juanita Daughtrey of Powderly were
greatly saddened by her passing on February 8, 2009, at the age of
86; and
WHEREAS, Born on January 9, 1923, in Lawton, Oklahoma, the
former Nita Blaylock was the daughter of Richard and Julia
Blaylock; she graduated from Lawton High School and attended
Cameron College in her hometown; in 1942, she became the wife of
Orie Daughtrey and with him shared a fulfilling relationship until
the time of his passing in 1977; fortunate to find love a second
time, she married Leslie Turner, who passed away in 1994; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Daughtrey was employed as a legal secretary
with the civil service at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and Camp Campbell,
Kentucky, and in the offices of Dick and Brad Hutchison in Paris,
Texas, and she was a teacher's aide at Aaron Parker Elementary
School in Powderly; and
WHEREAS, A member of the Woman's Missionary Union at Bounds
Baptist Church, she taught Sunday school and served her fellow
congregants as librarian, secretary, and treasurer; Mrs. Daughtrey
further supported her community as a literacy program volunteer
tutor and member of the Order of the Eastern Star; in her leisure
time, she enjoyed playing table games, reading, and cooking; and
WHEREAS, Nita Daughtrey lived a caring and purposeful life,
and she will forever hold a treasured place in the hearts of those
fortunate enough to have shared in her love and friendship; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby pay tribute to the life of Juanita Daughtrey and extend
sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her children,
Peggy Carpenter and her husband, Gene, and Sonny Daughtrey and his
wife, Judy; to her grandchildren and their spouses, Brent and Wendy
Chadwick, Angie and Jeremy Wheat, Cassidy and Ernie Emeyabbi,
Bailee Roberts, Kevin and Kelli Carpenter, and Terrilynn Carpenter;
to her great-grandchildren, Laramie, Jaylen, Braden, Chloe, Ana
Claire, Kade, and Kasen; to her sisters, Colleen Green and June
Rosheim; and to her other relatives and friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of
Nita Daughtrey.
Homer
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 102 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on March 26, 2009.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 102 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the Senate on April 21, 2009.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor