Bill Text: TX HR714 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Dorothy Jean Kelley Phillips of Waxahachie.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-17 - Reported enrolled [HR714 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR714-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 714 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Dorothy | ||
| Jean Kelley Phillips of Waxahachie, who passed away on January 28, | ||
| 2017, at the age of 71; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born to Duard and Martha Kelley on September 8, | ||
| 1945, the former Dorothy Kelley grew up with two sisters, Elizabeth | ||
| and Barbara, and a brother, Mike; she graduated from Waxahachie | ||
| High School in 1963 and that same year married the love of her life, | ||
| Burlin Phillips; over the course of their 53 rewarding years | ||
| together, the couple were blessed with three sons, Rodney, Russell, | ||
| and Richard Phillips, and six grandchildren, Rhyan, Kaileb, | ||
| Jessica, Kelly, Bailey, and Whitney Phillips; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Phillips worked for many years as the secretary | ||
| at Ferris Avenue Baptist Church, and in 1984, she embarked on a | ||
| rewarding career with the Ellis County Appraisal District that | ||
| spanned more than two decades; she retired in 2005; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A woman of faith, Mrs. Phillips was a valued member | ||
| of Bible Baptist Church; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although Dorothy Phillips will be deeply missed, | ||
| cherished memories of time spent in her company will long endure in | ||
| the hearts of all those who held her dear; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dorothy Jean Kelley | ||
| Phillips 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 Dorothy | ||
| Phillips. | ||
| Wray | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 714 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 16, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
