88S40801 EME-D
By: Hughes S.R. No. 54
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the
passing of Doris Jane Sheridan on September 20, 2023, at the age of
81; and
WHEREAS, The former Doris Burchfield was born near Leonard on
September 8, 1942, to Byrd and Melvia Burchfield, and she grew up
with five siblings, Peggy, Bobby, Jimmy, J. W., and Dorothy; her
family lived in Pilot Grove and then relocated to Whitewright,
where she was salutatorian of her high school class; and
WHEREAS, She and her future husband, Lewis Sheridan, met in
high school; the couple exchanged wedding vows on August 26, 1960,
and they went on to share a rewarding marriage that spanned more
than six decades; deeply devoted to her family, Mrs. Sheridan was a
loving wife and a caring mother to her three children, Gerald,
Carla, and Bo; later in life, she was blessed with eight
grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; a woman of faith, she
sang in her church choir and taught Sunday school for many years;
and
WHEREAS, After moving to Paris, Texas, Mrs. Sheridan was
employed by Ideal Bakery and then by Uarco; she later contributed
her accounting expertise to her work with the Texas Department of
Transportation, where she ultimately retired in 2005; and
WHEREAS, Although Doris Sheridan is greatly missed, memories
of her engaging smile, her deep compassion, and her unwavering love
for others will remain to comfort and inspire those she leaves
behind; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 4th
Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of Doris Jane
Sheridan and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family:
to her husband, Lewis Sheridan; to her children, Gerald Sheridan
and his wife, Tina, Carla Spann and her husband, Phil, and "Bo"
Sheridan and his wife, Tralisa; to her grandchildren, Keith
Sheridan and his wife, Stefanie, Kyle Sheridan and his wife, Jenna,
Kacie Bone and her husband, J. D., Brooke, Leslie, and Jansen Spann,
Leigha Youngblood and her husband, Kelby, and Landry Sheridan; to
her great-grandchildren; to her siblings, J. W. Burchfield and his
wife, Joyce, and Dorothy Huckaby and her husband, Jim; and to her
other relatives and friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this
day, it do so in memory of Doris Sheridan.