Bill Text: TX HR16 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Mary Ann Dodds.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-07-13 - Reported enrolled [HR16 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR16-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 16 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
| passing of Mary Ann Dodds on May 24, 2022, at the age of 83; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The only child of Russell and Erma Chamberlain, the | ||
| former Mary Ann Chamberlain was born on July 13, 1938, in Clay | ||
| Center, Kansas, and she grew up in nearby Riley; she attended Riley | ||
| High School, where she was an exceptional student and a | ||
| cheerleader, and she also had a job at the local drug store; she | ||
| continued her education at Kansas State University, and during her | ||
| college years, she worked for the president of the university and | ||
| participated in Pi Beta Phi; and | ||
| WHEREAS, On August 18, 1957, she wed her childhood | ||
| sweetheart, DeLoss Dodds; in the course of their 64 years of | ||
| marriage, Mrs. Dodds supported her husband in his career as a | ||
| university track coach and athletics director, serving as the team | ||
| "mom" and traveling to sporting events around the country; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Above all else, Mrs. Dodds was a devoted mother to | ||
| her three children, Doug, Deidre, and Debra, and she delighted in | ||
| becoming "Nana" to her seven grandchildren, Steffan, Hailey, Will, | ||
| Sommer, Emily, Alexis, and Allison, and two great-grandchildren, | ||
| Bennett and Kathleen; she enjoyed cooking and baking for her loved | ||
| ones, who cherished her Sunday night dinners, and she was renowned | ||
| for her chocolate "track cake"; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Admired for her warmth, wit, and elegance, Mary Ann | ||
| Dodds brightened the world for all who knew her, and they will | ||
| forever hold her close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
| of Mary Ann Dodds and extend sincere condolences to her loved ones; | ||
| 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 Mary Ann | ||
| Dodds. | ||
| Howard | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 16 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
| vote of the House on July 13, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
