1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2404 |
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4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Dorothy Louise Hatcher of Fort Worth is celebrating |
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6 | 6 | | her 90th birthday on June 3, 2023, and this occasion provides a |
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7 | 7 | | welcome opportunity for family and friends to express the love and |
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8 | 8 | | affection they hold for her; and |
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9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The former Dorothy McCray was born in Fairfield in |
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10 | 10 | | 1933; she met the love of her life, Wesley "Sugar Pie" Hatcher, in |
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11 | 11 | | elementary school, and following their graduation from Dogan High |
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12 | 12 | | School, they exchanged wedding vows; the couple were blessed with |
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13 | 13 | | four children and shared a rewarding marriage that spanned 63 years |
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14 | 14 | | before Mr. Hatcher's passing in 2015; and |
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15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Hatcher and her husband embarked on a number of |
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16 | 16 | | entrepreneurial ventures in their community; they founded and |
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17 | 17 | | operated Hatcher Enterprise, which included an auto repair shop |
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18 | 18 | | specializing in antique cars and a full-service gas station; |
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19 | 19 | | moreover, Mrs. Hatcher attended beauty school to become a |
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20 | 20 | | hairstylist, and her husband supported her dreams by building her a |
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21 | 21 | | beauty salon; there, she served her loyal clientele until the age of |
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22 | 22 | | 78; and |
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23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Throughout their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Hatcher |
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24 | 24 | | shared a profound faith, serving as members of the deacon and |
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25 | 25 | | deaconess board at First Riverside Missionary Baptist Church in |
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26 | 26 | | Fort Worth; they also shared a love of motorcycles, and they were |
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27 | 27 | | members of the Fort Worth Hawks Motorcycle Club; and |
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28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Today, Mrs. Hatcher is the proud matriarch of a |
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29 | 29 | | family that includes her four children, Billy Hatcher, Dorothy |
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30 | 30 | | Jones and her husband, Sylvester, Brenda Hatcher-Bell, and Deborah |
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31 | 31 | | Bell and her husband, David, as well as her grandchildren, |
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32 | 32 | | great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren; and |
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33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Dorothy Louise Hatcher is a source of tremendous |
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34 | 34 | | inspiration, and in sharing the experience gained through nine |
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35 | 35 | | decades of a life well lived, she bestows a precious gift of wisdom |
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36 | 36 | | that benefits all who are fortunate enough to know her; now, |
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37 | 37 | | therefore, be it |
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38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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39 | 39 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Dorothy Louise Hatcher on the |
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40 | 40 | | joyous occasion of her 90th birthday and extend to her sincere best |
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41 | 41 | | wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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43 | 43 | | prepared for Mrs. Hatcher as an expression of high regard by the |
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44 | 44 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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45 | 45 | | Collier |
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46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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47 | 47 | | Speaker of the House |
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48 | 48 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2404 was adopted by the House on May |
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49 | 49 | | 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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50 | 50 | | ______________________________ |
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51 | 51 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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