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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The city of Victoria lost an admired civic leader |
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| 6 | 7 | | with the passing of Dorothy Jean Walston Alcorn on February 26, |
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| 7 | 8 | | 2017, at the age of 86; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born in Houston on January 24, 1931, the former |
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| 9 | 10 | | Dorothy Walston was the daughter of Virgil and Dorothy Walston; she |
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| 10 | 11 | | graduated from Midland High School and completed her bachelor's |
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| 11 | 12 | | degree in English and education at the University of Houston; in |
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| 12 | 13 | | 1952, she married Charles W. "Chuck" Alcorn Jr., and they became the |
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| 13 | 14 | | parents of three children, Dorothy, Lexey, and Charles; Mrs. Alcorn |
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| 14 | 15 | | taught third grade for three years while residing in Abilene, and |
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| 15 | 16 | | the family later lived in Midland and Andrews before settling in |
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| 16 | 17 | | Victoria in 1961; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Alcorn became involved in higher education |
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| 18 | 19 | | advocacy after completing a master of arts in interdisciplinary |
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| 19 | 20 | | studies degree in creative writing and English at the University of |
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| 20 | 21 | | Houston-Victoria; in 1987, she was appointed to the University of |
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| 21 | 22 | | Houston System Board of Regents, and during her six-year tenure, |
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| 22 | 23 | | she served as board secretary and as chair of the Facilities and |
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| 23 | 24 | | Planning Committee; she also supervised the renovation of the |
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| 24 | 25 | | Wortham House, home of the UH chancellor; a longtime member of the |
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| 25 | 26 | | UHV President's Advisory Board, she served on three president's |
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| 26 | 27 | | search committees; she hosted myriad university functions at her |
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| 27 | 28 | | home, and her efforts in behalf of the UHV/American Book Review |
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| 28 | 29 | | Reading Series helped enhance community interest in literature; in |
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| 29 | 30 | | 1993, the university named its Dorothy Alcorn Auditorium in her |
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| 30 | 31 | | honor, and the following year, she received the institution's |
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| 31 | 32 | | highest honor, the Presidential Medal; she donated her home to UHV |
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| 32 | 33 | | in 2015 for use as the president's residence; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Over the years, Mrs. Alcorn served in numerous |
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| 34 | 35 | | leadership roles, including president of the Victoria Junior League |
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| 35 | 36 | | and chair of the renovation committees for the Victoria Courthouse |
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| 36 | 37 | | and O'Connor-Proctor Building; she was also a member of the |
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| 37 | 38 | | Victoria Performing Arts Steering Committee and the Victoria |
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| 38 | 39 | | Airport Commission, among many other civic groups; and |
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| 39 | 40 | | WHEREAS, Dorothy Alcorn gave freely of her time, talents, and |
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| 40 | 41 | | resources to benefit higher education and the arts, and her |
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| 41 | 42 | | devotion to her family and her community will remain a source of |
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| 42 | 43 | | inspiration to all who were privileged to know her; now, therefore, |
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| 43 | 44 | | be it |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 45 | 46 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dorothy Alcorn and |
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| 46 | 47 | | extend sincere sympathy to her loved ones; and, be it further |
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| 47 | 48 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 48 | 49 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 49 | 50 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dorothy |
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| 50 | 51 | | Alcorn. |
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