Bill Text: TX HR40 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: In memory of Charlotte Ann Rogers Sorrel.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-18 - Reported enrolled [HR40 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR40-Introduced.html
Bill Title: In memory of Charlotte Ann Rogers Sorrel.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-18 - Reported enrolled [HR40 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR40-Introduced.html
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| By: Spiller | H.R. No. 40 | |
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| WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
| passing of Charlotte Ann Rogers Sorrel on September 21, 2021, at the | ||
| age of 84; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The former Charlotte Rogers was born to Iris and | ||
| Glen Rogers in Little Rock, Arkansas, on November 18, 1936; she | ||
| graduated from Little Rock Central High School in 1954 and earned a | ||
| bachelor's degree in education from Baylor University; in 1956, she | ||
| married Frank Sorrel, and she became the proud mother of two | ||
| children, Virginia and Glen; with the passing years, she had the | ||
| pleasure of seeing her family grow to include eight grandchildren, | ||
| Trey, Chandler, Cathlyn, Shelby, Lindsey, Claire, Carly, and | ||
| Marcial, and five great-grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For many years, Mrs. Sorrel devoted herself to her | ||
| home and family and was very involved with her children's | ||
| activities; in addition, she served as an instructor at Royal Oaks | ||
| and Northway Baptist Churches and at Farmers Branch Community | ||
| Recreation Center; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Sorrel later earned a bachelor's degree in | ||
| biology and a master's degree in education from Texas Woman's | ||
| University, and she taught at Berkner High School in Richardson for | ||
| 11 years; active in several professional organizations, she was a | ||
| contributing author for the Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School | ||
| Publishing Company, and she received a number of honors, including | ||
| the Texas Health Educator of the Year Award; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This distinguished educator went on to join the | ||
| Texas Education Agency as an education specialist and consultant, | ||
| and she served as a liaison with such agencies as the Texas | ||
| Department of Human Services, where she developed plans for | ||
| responses to adolescent pregnancies; she also created a nationally | ||
| recognized customer service training program for the Child Support | ||
| Division of the Texas Office of the Attorney General; in 1993, she | ||
| became a training manager and instructional designer for the Texas | ||
| Natural Resource Conservation Commission, and following her | ||
| retirement in 1998, she worked as a substitute teacher in the Eanes | ||
| Independent School District; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Charlotte Sorrel lived a life that was rich in | ||
| personal and professional achievements, and she will forever be a | ||
| source of inspiration to all those whose lives she forever | ||
| enriched; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
| of Charlotte Ann Rogers Sorrel and extend sincere condolences to | ||
| her many 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 House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Charlotte | ||
| Sorrel. | ||
