Bill Text: TX HR40 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 40 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: In memory of Charlotte Ann Rogers Sorrel.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-10-18 - Reported enrolled [HR40 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HR40-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 40



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

	Spiller

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 40 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on October 14, 2021.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House