SR147 - In memory of Dorothy R. Fox.

        SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 147       In Memory   of   Dorothy Fox            WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their   memories of Dorothy R. Fox, who passed away on October 29, 2024,   at the age of 99; and          WHEREAS, Born in Eastland County on May 5, 1925, to Thomas   Morrell and Zora Eppler Terry, the former Dorothy Terry grew up   with the companionship of three siblings, Wanda, Billy, and   Tommy; after graduating from Cisco High School, she enrolled   at Cisco Junior College, and she went on to work for Western   Union and Montgomery Ward; and          WHEREAS, On November 21, 1942, she exchanged wedding   vows with George Alexander Fox Jr., and she moved with her   family to Austin in the early 1950s; Mrs. Fox and her husband   shared in the joy of raising two daughters, Carolyn and Pam,   and the family relocated from Austin to her hometown of Cisco   in 1961 and then to Abilene in 1964; her family eventually   grew to include 8 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and   6 great-great-grandchildren, and she spent her later years   living with her daughters in Fairfield and Cisco; and          WHEREAS, A woman of devout faith, Mrs. Fox was a member of   several churches over the course of her life, and she and her   family even helped to start a congregation when they were   residing in Austin; she possessed a gift for music and the   ability to play the piano by ear, and she found additional   outlets for her creativity in sewing and painting; and          WHEREAS, Dorothy Fox lived a full and generous life   surrounded by those she loved, and they will forever carry her   close 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 Dorothy R. Fox   and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family:  to her   daughters, Carolyn Robertson and her husband, Danny, and Pam   Krabill and her husband, Jim; to her grandchildren, Rhonda   Ponder, Dana Brown, Brad, Shaun, and Chris Krabill, Debbie   Bartlett, D'Anne Stephenson, and Jay Robertson; to her   great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; to her   brother, Tommy Terry; to her nieces and nephews; 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 Dorothy Fox.     Hughes, Perry                 ________________________________          President of the Senate               I hereby certify that the     above Resolution was adopted by     the Senate on February 26, 2025,     by a rising vote.                 ________________________________          Secretary of the Senate                 ________________________________           Member, Texas Senate                 ________________________________           Member, Texas Senate