Bill Text: TX SR697 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Doris Geneva Walters of Texarkana.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2025-06-01 - Reported enrolled [SR697 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-SR697-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Doris Walters | ||
| WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew | ||
| to a close with the passing of Doris Geneva Walters of Texarkana | ||
| on March 22, 2025, at the age of 100; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The daughter of Walter and Lucille Walters, Doris | ||
| Walters was born in Atlanta on January 1, 1925, and she grew up with | ||
| the companionship of two sisters, Lillian and Earlene; she graduated | ||
| from Atlanta High School at the age of 16, and she went on to secure | ||
| employment as a riveter in Fort Worth and then as a lab technician | ||
| with a rubber manufacturing facility in Borger; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1951, Ms. Walters answered her nation's call to | ||
| duty by enlisting in the U.S. Air Force; she served as a recruiter | ||
| and worked in a high-security radio section, and she was awarded the | ||
| Air Force Commendation Medal for meritorious service while | ||
| overseeing the accounting and finance office in the Aerospace | ||
| Medical Division at Brooks Air Force Base; going on to serve | ||
| overseas, she was assigned to a base in Germany; she completed two | ||
| tours with the air force and traveled to a number of countries, | ||
| including Greece; in 1971, she retired at the rank of master | ||
| sergeant; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Following her military career, Ms. Walters resided | ||
| in North Carolina, where she worked for nine years as a clerk | ||
| typist; in 1980, she returned home to Atlanta to care for her mother | ||
| and two of her aunts, and she also helped tend to individuals who | ||
| were sick; she counted among her favorite leisure activities | ||
| reading, listening to music, and watching golf on TV, and she was an | ||
| avid fan of the Dallas Cowboys; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Doris | ||
| Walters will remember the way she touched their lives with her | ||
| warmth, compassion, and generosity, and she will forever hold a | ||
| treasured place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th | ||
| Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Doris Geneva | ||
| Walters and extend sincere condolences to the members of her | ||
| family: to her nephews, Richard Davis and his wife, Barbara, and | ||
| Robert Davis and his wife, Jan; to her cousins, Peggy Tooker, | ||
| Jackie Cooksey and her husband, Carl, James Ward and his wife, | ||
| Ruth, Glynda Holman, Janice McGowan and her husband, Buyck, | ||
| Valerie Allen and her husband, Ron, Kent Bickham, Kyle Bickham, | ||
| and Virginia Kirbo; 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 Walters. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on June 1, 2025, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
