Bill Text: TX HR57 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Eleanor Dozier of Kerrville.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-03 - Reported enrolled [HR57 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR57-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 57 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Eleanor Dozier of Kerrville passed away on June 5, | ||
| 2010, at the age of 85, leaving behind memories of a life well lived | ||
| to be cherished by her family and friends; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Ruston, Louisiana, on August 21, 1924, the | ||
| former Eleanor Ruth Roye was the daughter of Jesse and Carrie Ruth | ||
| Roye; she moved with her family to West Monroe, where she | ||
| participated in equestrian shows, played in the marching band at | ||
| Ouachita Parish High School, and won state awards for her talent as | ||
| an oboe player; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She met William E. "Bill" Dozier, Jr., while | ||
| attending Louisiana Tech University and they married after he | ||
| enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II; while her husband | ||
| served in the Pacific, Mrs. Dozier drove for officers at the Selman | ||
| Army Air Field in Monroe, the site of the nation's largest | ||
| navigation school at that time; and | ||
| WHEREAS, At war's end, Mr. and Mrs. Dozier made their home in | ||
| New Orleans, where they became the parents of two beloved | ||
| daughters, Martha Carolyn and Sarah Rebecca; this devoted mother | ||
| designed and sewed clothing for her daughters and was a gourmet | ||
| cook; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During the 12 years the family lived in Tyler, Mrs. | ||
| Dozier took an active role in civic affairs as a director of the | ||
| East Texas Symphony Orchestra, president of the Rosemary Garden | ||
| Club, and congregant of Marvin United Methodist Church; prompted by | ||
| Mr. Dozier's newspaper career, the couple next moved to Kerrville, | ||
| where they were among buyers of the Kerrville Daily Times; Mr. | ||
| Dozier served as president, publisher, and editor and Mrs. Dozier | ||
| held the office of secretary-treasurer and worked at the newspaper | ||
| for 15 years, successfully learning to typeset and sell | ||
| advertising; together, the Doziers went on to purchase and oversee | ||
| the production of newspapers in Boerne, Bandera, Pearsall, Dilley, | ||
| Cotulla, and Leakey; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Dozier's enthusiasm and dedication further | ||
| benefited her board work at the Hill Country Youth Ranch, the | ||
| Kerrville Performing Arts Society, and the Riverside Nature Center | ||
| as well as various endeavors at First United Methodist Church and | ||
| the Schreiner Oaks Society; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Gracious, elegant, and intelligent, Eleanor Dozier | ||
| touched many lives during her time on this earth, and she will | ||
| forever hold a special place in the hearts of those who knew and | ||
| loved her; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Eleanor Dozier and | ||
| extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her | ||
| daughter, Rebecca Dozier; to her grandchildren, Matthew Dozier | ||
| Hunnicutt and his wife, Kelly de Steiger Hunnicutt, Carrie Ruth | ||
| Hunnicutt, and James Edward Hunnicutt; 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 House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Eleanor | ||
| Dozier. | ||
| Hilderbran | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 57 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
| vote of the House on February 24, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
