Bill Text: TX HR1138 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Doris Ann Brown Morriss of Sonora.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-24 - Reported enrolled [HR1138 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1138-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1138 |
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WHEREAS, Countless lives were touched by the kindness and | ||
generosity of Doris Ann Brown Morriss of Sonora, who passed away on | ||
March 5, 2019, at the age of 89; and | ||
WHEREAS, The former Dori | ||
s Brown was born to Steve and Elsie | ||
Brown on August 13, 1929, in Rocksprings and grew up with a sister, | ||
D., and two brothers, Steve and Horace; she graduated from high | ||
school in Rocksprings and went on to earn a bachelor's degree at | ||
Southwestern University in home economics; and | ||
WHEREAS, She married Tommy Morriss on June 10, 1950, and in | ||
the course of a rewarding union that spanned 58 years, the couple | ||
lived in Balmorhea, Uvalde, and Sonora, where they owned a ranch; | ||
Mrs. Morris excelled as a homemaker, cook, and hostess, and she was | ||
also involved in several sewing clubs and enjoyed making | ||
handicrafts; she took great pride in her children, Mindy, Ann, and | ||
Steve, and with the passing years, she had the pleasure of seeing | ||
her family grow to include seven grandchildren, Travis, Morriss, | ||
Holly, Ashlie, Desirae, Ethan, and Stephani, and eight | ||
great-grandchildren, Cooper, Clay Tom, Hudson, James, Will, | ||
Payton, Thomas, and Bronson; and | ||
WHEREAS, Strong in her faith, Mrs. Morriss made church a | ||
priority throughout her life, and she participated in a number of | ||
church groups; in addition, she served as president of the Uvalde | ||
Area Chamber of Commerce and gave freely of her time and talents to | ||
the Uvalde Grand Opera House and the women's auxiliary for Lillian | ||
M. Hudspeth Memorial Hospital in Sonora; and | ||
WHEREAS, Doris Morriss lived a life that was rich in family, | ||
friends, and community service, and those who were privileged to | ||
share in her love and affection will forever hold her close in their | ||
hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Doris Ann Brown | ||
Morriss and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn her | ||
passing; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of | ||
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Doris | ||
Morriss. | ||
Murr | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1138 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on April 18, 2019. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||