H.R. No. 925
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Sondra
Dailey of El Paso, who passed away on February 27, 2011, at the age
of 66; and
WHEREAS, Born on December 29, 1944, to Dr. Gilbert Banfield
and Marion Martin Banfield, the former Sondra Elise Banfield grew
up in Baltimore; she earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and a
master's degree in education from Howard University in Washington,
D.C., and an MBA from the University of Baltimore; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Dailey worked as a management consultant and as
a counselor at a private school in Baltimore, where she also taught
ethnic dance, sewing, and knitting; she researched and wrote
history curriculum materials for elementary-age students, and she
owned and operated an interior design firm for several years; in
addition, she created and presented liturgical dances at churches
and prison facilities and was the director of a dance ministry
program; and
WHEREAS, She reconnected with her high school sweetheart, Dr.
Maceo Crenshaw Dailey, Jr., at a class reunion, and the couple
married in 2003; she joined her husband in El Paso, and together
they founded Sweet Earth Flying Press and published Boy of the
Border, a children's book by Langston Hughes and Arna Bontemps
never previously made available to the public; Ms. Dailey wrote and
produced dramatic works and taught courses in writing, modern and
ethnic dance, and drama in the Ysleta Independent School District;
in addition, she established a business through which she sold the
hand-knitted clothing and accessories she created; and
WHEREAS, Active in her community, Ms. Dailey served on the
boards of Kids Excel El Paso, a nonprofit arts initiative that
brings dance into public schools, and the FEMAP Foundation, which
focuses on health, economic development, and education among
marginalized populations, and she served as chair of the FEMAP
annual fund-raiser; she offered knitting classes at a local women's
shelter and she was the cofounder of the Sandbox Empowerment Group,
which counseled women victims of abuse and provided them with
professional training; and
WHEREAS, In all of her endeavors, Ms. Dailey enjoyed the love
and support of her husband, as well as her two sons, Jason and
Garth; and
WHEREAS, Committed to opening the doors of opportunity for
others, Sondra Dailey will be deeply missed, but the grace,
creativity, and optimism with which she lived her life will forever
inspire all who had the good fortune to know her; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Sondra Dailey and
extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her
husband, Dr. Maceo Crenshaw Dailey, Jr.; to her sons, Jason and
Garth Timoll; to her siblings, Gilbert Leslie Banfield, Jr., Karen
Evans, and Adrienne Banfield-Jones; to her daughter-in-law,
Phyllis Timoll; to her nieces and nephews, Jada, Tiffany, Brett,
Whitney, and Trey; and to her other relatives and many 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Sondra
Dailey.
Margo
Marquez
Gonzalez
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 925 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on April 7, 2011.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House