88S40801 EME-D
 
  By: Hughes S.R. No. 54
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         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 88th Texas 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.