| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 707 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognize Mary J. Worrel on the grand occasion of her 80th |
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| 4 | 4 | | birthday on April 28, 2009; and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Juarez Kumi Jeter was born April 28, 1929, in a |
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| 6 | 6 | | boxcar in Van Alstyne, Texas, to Arthur Ambrose "Daddy Doc" Jeter |
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| 7 | 7 | | and Jewell Duffy Jeter; she was raised in Alabama, and as a |
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| 8 | 8 | | teenager, she took the audacious step of renaming herself "Mary"; |
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| 9 | 9 | | and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, While still in her teens, she became a military |
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| 11 | 11 | | wife, and by the age of 29, she had lived in various places around |
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| 12 | 12 | | the world, including Japan and England, and was the mother of six |
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| 13 | 13 | | children; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, She moved to Austin in the early 1960s, soon |
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| 15 | 15 | | became a widow, and then blossomed as an entrepreneur back in the |
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| 16 | 16 | | days when a woman was not allowed to sign a contract without her |
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| 17 | 17 | | husband's name on it; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Her first venture into business was to purchase a |
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| 19 | 19 | | rental home after reading a library book on real estate; she also |
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| 20 | 20 | | served as an employee at the Jet Drive-In and proceeded to become |
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| 21 | 21 | | both its owner and manager and quite the lady of independent |
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| 22 | 22 | | means; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, She married Colonel Albert A. Worrel, retired, |
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| 24 | 24 | | and became mother of two "change of life" babies; she went on to |
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| 25 | 25 | | acquire and manage many rental properties, became widowed again, |
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| 26 | 26 | | and after years of so-called retirement, she began her current |
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| 27 | 27 | | work as a sample lady for Sam's Club, where she is known by all as |
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| 28 | 28 | | "the flower hat lady"; she also manages to find time to pursue her |
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| 29 | 29 | | talent as an artist and has taken classes in oil painting for 20 |
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| 30 | 30 | | years; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Noted for her charm and intrepid spirit, Mary |
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| 32 | 32 | | Worrel is beloved by her family and many friends and is an |
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| 33 | 33 | | exemplary lady whose energy and zest for life serve as an |
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| 34 | 34 | | inspiration to others; she loves her work at Sam's Club, but she |
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| 35 | 35 | | only plans to work there for 20 more years; her greatest joy is her |
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| 36 | 36 | | two young grandchildren, Albert and Flora; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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| 38 | 38 | | Legislature, hereby commend Mary J. Worrel on her many |
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| 39 | 39 | | accomplishments and successes throughout her life and extend |
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| 40 | 40 | | heartfelt congratulations to her on the joyful occasion of her |
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| 41 | 41 | | 80th birthday; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 43 | 43 | | Mary Worrel, the distinguished lady of the flowered hat. |
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| 44 | 44 | | Watson |
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| 45 | 45 | | ________________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | President of the Senate |
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| 47 | 47 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 48 | 48 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 49 | 49 | | the Senate on April 23, 2009. |
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| 50 | 50 | | ________________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 52 | 52 | | ________________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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