Bill Text: TX SR54 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 4th Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Doris Jane Sheridan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-30 - Reported enrolled [SR54 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR54-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Doris Sheridan | ||
| WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with | ||
| the passing of Doris Jane Sheridan on September 20, 2023, at the | ||
| age of 81; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The former Doris Burchfield was born near | ||
| Leonard on September 8, 1942, to Byrd and Melvia Burchfield, | ||
| and she grew up with five siblings, Peggy, Bobby, Jimmy, J. W., | ||
| and Dorothy; her family lived in Pilot Grove and then relocated | ||
| to Whitewright, where she was salutatorian of her high school | ||
| class; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She and her future husband, Lewis Sheridan, met in | ||
| high school; the couple exchanged wedding vows on August 26, | ||
| 1960, and they went on to share a rewarding marriage that spanned | ||
| more than six decades; deeply devoted to her family, Mrs. | ||
| Sheridan was a loving wife and a caring mother to her three | ||
| children, Gerald, Carla, and Bo; later in life, she was blessed | ||
| with eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; a woman | ||
| of faith, she sang in her church choir and taught Sunday school | ||
| for many years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After moving to Paris, Texas, Mrs. Sheridan was | ||
| employed by Ideal Bakery and then by Uarco; she later contributed | ||
| her accounting expertise to her work with the Texas Department of | ||
| Transportation, where she ultimately retired in 2005; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although Doris Sheridan is greatly missed, | ||
| memories of her engaging smile, her deep compassion, and her | ||
| unwavering love for others will remain to comfort and inspire | ||
| those she leaves behind; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life | ||
| of Doris Jane Sheridan and extend sincere sympathy to the members | ||
| of her family: to her husband, Lewis Sheridan; to her children, | ||
| Gerald Sheridan and his wife, Tina, Carla Spann and her husband, | ||
| Phil, and "Bo" Sheridan and his wife, Tralisa; to her | ||
| grandchildren, Keith Sheridan and his wife, Stefanie, Kyle | ||
| Sheridan and his wife, Jenna, Kacie Bone and her husband, J. D., | ||
| Brooke, Leslie, and Jansen Spann, Leigha Youngblood and her | ||
| husband, Kelby, and Landry Sheridan; to her great-grandchildren; | ||
| to her siblings, J. W. Burchfield and his wife, Joyce, and | ||
| Dorothy Huckaby and her husband, Jim; 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 Senate adjourns | ||
| this day, it do so in memory of Doris Sheridan. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on November 30, 2023, | ||
| by a rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
