Bill Text: TX HR886 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Dorothy Jane Neal of Angleton.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-05 - Reported enrolled [HR886 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR886-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 886 |
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WHEREAS, A full and productive life drew to a close with the | ||
passing of Dorothy Jane Neal of Angleton on January 23, 2019, at the | ||
age of 95; and | ||
WHEREAS, The daughter of Sam and Lillian Harrell, the former | ||
Dorothy Jane Harrell was born in Milam County on November 25, 1923, | ||
and grew up in rural Jones Prairie; she graduated from The | ||
University of Texas at Austin and briefly taught special education | ||
in Abilene schools; in 1948, she married her college sweetheart, | ||
Clyde W. Neal, and they shared a fulfilling relationship that | ||
spanned more than five and a half decades until Mr. Neal's death in | ||
2006; the couple became the proud parents of three sons, Clyde, | ||
David, and Mark, and with the passing years, they welcomed into | ||
their cherished family four grandchildren, Angela, Emilie, Hannah, | ||
and Peter; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Neals settled in Angleton in 1952, and Mrs. Neal | ||
devoted herself to her family and her community; soon after joining | ||
First Baptist Church, she and her husband began leading a Sunday | ||
school class for others their age, and the members stayed on through | ||
the years, calling their group Forever Young; she was a founding | ||
member of the Angleton Study Forum, a women's organization that | ||
continues to thrive today, and she helped launch the auxiliary at | ||
Angleton Danbury General Hospital and remained an active volunteer | ||
well into her nineties; she was also an engaged member of the | ||
Angleton Embroidery Club, the Cradle of Texas Chapter of the | ||
Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and the Asa Underwood Chapter of | ||
the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution; | ||
for more than a half century, she supported her husband's work in | ||
behalf of the Rotary Club of Angleton, and she was recognized for | ||
her contributions as a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International; | ||
in her leisure time, she was an avid bridge player, and she enjoyed | ||
hosting her competitive bridge clubs; and | ||
WHEREAS, While the death of Dorothy Jane Neal brings great | ||
sadness to her family and friends, she leaves behind a legacy that | ||
will long be treasured by all those who held her dear; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dorothy Jane Neal 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 Dorothy | ||
Jane Neal. | ||
Bonnen of Brazoria | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 886 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on April 5, 2019. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||