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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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| 6 | 7 | | passing of Charlotte Ann Rogers Sorrel on September 21, 2021, at the |
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| 7 | 8 | | age of 84; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The former Charlotte Rogers was born to Iris and |
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| 9 | 10 | | Glen Rogers in Little Rock, Arkansas, on November 18, 1936; she |
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| 10 | 11 | | graduated from Little Rock Central High School in 1954 and earned a |
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| 11 | 12 | | bachelor's degree in education from Baylor University; in 1956, she |
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| 12 | 13 | | married Frank Sorrel, and she became the proud mother of two |
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| 13 | 14 | | children, Virginia and Glen; with the passing years, she had the |
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| 14 | 15 | | pleasure of seeing her family grow to include eight grandchildren, |
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| 15 | 16 | | Trey, Chandler, Cathlyn, Shelby, Lindsey, Claire, Carly, and |
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| 16 | 17 | | Marcial, and five great-grandchildren; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, For many years, Mrs. Sorrel devoted herself to her |
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| 18 | 19 | | home and family and was very involved with her children's |
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| 19 | 20 | | activities; in addition, she served as an instructor at Royal Oaks |
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| 20 | 21 | | and Northway Baptist Churches and at Farmers Branch Community |
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| 21 | 22 | | Recreation Center; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Sorrel later earned a bachelor's degree in |
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| 23 | 24 | | biology and a master's degree in education from Texas Woman's |
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| 24 | 25 | | University, and she taught at Berkner High School in Richardson for |
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| 25 | 26 | | 11 years; active in several professional organizations, she was a |
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| 26 | 27 | | contributing author for the Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School |
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| 27 | 28 | | Publishing Company, and she received a number of honors, including |
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| 28 | 29 | | the Texas Health Educator of the Year Award; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, This distinguished educator went on to join the |
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| 30 | 31 | | Texas Education Agency as an education specialist and consultant, |
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| 31 | 32 | | and she served as a liaison with such agencies as the Texas |
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| 32 | 33 | | Department of Human Services, where she developed plans for |
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| 33 | 34 | | responses to adolescent pregnancies; she also created a nationally |
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| 34 | 35 | | recognized customer service training program for the Child Support |
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| 35 | 36 | | Division of the Texas Office of the Attorney General; in 1993, she |
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| 36 | 37 | | became a training manager and instructional designer for the Texas |
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| 37 | 38 | | Natural Resource Conservation Commission, and following her |
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| 38 | 39 | | retirement in 1998, she worked as a substitute teacher in the Eanes |
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| 39 | 40 | | Independent School District; and |
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| 40 | 41 | | WHEREAS, Charlotte Sorrel lived a life that was rich in |
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| 41 | 42 | | personal and professional achievements, and she will forever be a |
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| 42 | 43 | | source of inspiration to all those whose lives she forever |
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| 43 | 44 | | enriched; now, therefore, be it |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 45 | 46 | | Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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| 46 | 47 | | of Charlotte Ann Rogers Sorrel and extend sincere condolences to |
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| 47 | 48 | | her many relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 48 | 49 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 49 | 50 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 50 | 51 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Charlotte |
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| 51 | 52 | | Sorrel. |
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