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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dorothy Craver of Jefferson celebrated her 103rd |
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| 6 | 7 | | birthday on February 28, 2015, to the delight of her innumerable |
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| 7 | 8 | | admirers; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born on February 29, 1912, during a leap year, the |
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| 9 | 10 | | former Dorothy Tennelle Brown began her education in Jefferson and |
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| 10 | 11 | | went on to graduate from high school in Fort Worth; she held a |
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| 11 | 12 | | number of interesting jobs, working as a magician's assistant and |
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| 12 | 13 | | as the only female staffer at the Jefferson Jimplecute newspaper; |
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| 13 | 14 | | following her marriage to an air force officer, Kenneth Craver, in |
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| 14 | 15 | | 1945, she moved to a base in England and worked in the legal |
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| 15 | 16 | | department as a staff judge advocate; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Craver was employed by the air force as a |
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| 17 | 18 | | civilian during her husband's long military career, and her sense |
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| 18 | 19 | | of adventure served her well during their many years overseas; at |
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| 19 | 20 | | their last duty station in Panama, she learned Spanish, and she |
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| 20 | 21 | | seized the opportunity to travel on the Amazon River and explore the |
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| 21 | 22 | | rain forest as well; the couple retired in 1972 and returned to |
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| 22 | 23 | | Jefferson, where they restored the home built in 1885 by her |
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| 23 | 24 | | maternal grandfather, Captain Charles Gibbs Graham; in addition, |
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| 24 | 25 | | Mrs. Craver returned to journalism as a community columnist; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, In the 1990s, Mrs. Craver became president of the |
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| 26 | 27 | | Opera House Theatre Players, collaborating with her daughter, |
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| 27 | 28 | | Marcia Thomas, the artistic and managing director; their production |
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| 28 | 29 | | of the Richard Rodgers musical I Remember Mama caught the attention |
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| 29 | 30 | | of the composer's daughter, writer and composer Mary Rodgers |
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| 30 | 31 | | Guettel, and she became a sponsor of the company; on Mrs. Craver's |
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| 31 | 32 | | 100th birthday, both Ms. Guettel and noted puppeteer Jim Gamble |
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| 32 | 33 | | made generous grants to the theater in her honor; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Still residing in the home where she, her |
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| 34 | 35 | | great-grandmother, her mother, and her daughter were all born, this |
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| 35 | 36 | | remarkable centenarian maintains her own Facebook page, and she |
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| 36 | 37 | | continues to serve as president of the community theater group; |
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| 37 | 38 | | through her involvement, she has greatly benefited the arts scene |
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| 38 | 39 | | in Jefferson, and she is a source of tremendous joy and inspiration |
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| 39 | 40 | | to all who are fortunate enough to know her; now, therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 41 | 42 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Dorothy Craver on her 103rd |
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| 42 | 43 | | birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 43 | 44 | | happiness; and, be it further |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 46 | | prepared for Mrs. Craver as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 46 | 47 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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