Freestone County, Texas Bios Texas Senate Resolution #50 By: Turner S.R. No. 50 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to 1-3 recognize Doris Terry Welch for her 18 years of outstanding service 1-4 as the Freestone County Clerk and for her 44 years of public service 1-5 in the courthouse; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Mrs. Welch is the second longest tenured official 1-7 in the courthouse, having worked in its quarters since 1948 when 1-8 she began her career as a deputy county clerk; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Devoted to the Freestone County community and to her 1-10 work, Mrs. Welch has used her superior organizational and 1-11 administrative skills to manage effectively the far-reaching 1-12 responsibilities of a county clerk's position; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Her duties have included keeping most of the records 1-14 for the county, such as land transactions, probate proceedings, and 1-15 county court civil and criminal proceedings, and acting as secretary 1-16 for the commissioners court; and 1-17 WHEREAS, In tribute to Mrs. Welch's many years of loyalty and 1-18 hard work, she was honored at a retirement party in her office in 1-19 the courthouse annex; and 1-20 WHEREAS, The Freestone County community has greatly 1-21 benefitted from the dedication and generous spirit of this talented 1-22 elected official, and her presence at the courthouse will be 1-23 greatly missed; now, therefore, be it 2-1 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-2 73rd Legislature, hereby commend Doris Terry Welch for her 2-3 invaluable contributions to Freestone County and extend best wishes 2-4 to her for the retirement years ahead; and, be it further 2-5 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for her 2-6 as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. 2-7 _____________________________________ 2-8 President of the Senate 2-9 I hereby certify that the 2-10 above Resolution was adopted by 2-11 the Senate on January 19, 1993. 2-12 _____________________________________ 2-13 Secretary of the Senate 2-14 _____________________________________ 2-15 Member, Texas Senate