Bill Text: TX SR587 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Doris Lee Bass.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-20 - Reported enrolled [SR587 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR587-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Doris Bass | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
| commemorates the life of Doris Lee Bass, who died April 7, 2015, | ||
| at the age of 90; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Doris Lee Bass was born January 11, 1925, the | ||
| third child of John Dallas and Rosie Lee Bell Goodman; she grew up | ||
| in Athens and earned degrees from Phillips Business School and | ||
| Southern Bible College; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She was married to the late Theophilus Bass for more | ||
| than 50 years; they raised three children, Glenda, Jerome, and | ||
| Kelvin, and Mrs. Bass was further blessed with seven grandchildren, | ||
| 11 great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She joined the Church of the Living God at an early | ||
| age and served her church as an evangelist throughout her life; she | ||
| was a longtime member of Church of the Living God, Christian | ||
| Workers for Fellowship, Temple 145, in Dallas, where she was active | ||
| in a wide range of ministries; she was especially attentive to the | ||
| needs of the church's children, and she sponsored the Junior Choir | ||
| and a number of other youth programs; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She also sang in the Senior Choir and served as | ||
| church secretary, Mission Circle chair, and associate minister; | ||
| she was a three-time interim pastor and was named pastor emeritus | ||
| of Temple 145; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Bass was a multitalented woman who had | ||
| mastered many creative and practical skills; she was noted for | ||
| her abilities as a cook and as a seamstress who could make | ||
| anything from a men's suit to a choir robe; she also enjoyed a | ||
| productive career with Rockwell International; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A woman of deep and abiding faith, she gave | ||
| unselfishly to others, and her warmth, wisdom, and wise counsel | ||
| will not be forgotten; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, | ||
| and she leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by | ||
| her family and her many friends; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
| Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
| family of Doris Lee Bass; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
| Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
| memory of Doris Lee Bass. | ||
| West | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 20, 2015, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
