Vermont H.C.R. 191: House concurrent resolution honoring former Representative and Deputy Secretary of Education William B. Talbott for his dedicated public service

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2026

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No. R-232. House concurrent resolution congratulating Doris G. Dexter on her
centennial birthday.
(H.C.R.191)
Offered by Representative Durfee of Shaftsbury
Offered by Senators Bongartz and Plunkett
Whereas, Doris Dexter was born in Detroit, Michigan, on February 3, 1926, and as a
young girl she was a loyal Tigers’ baseball fan who idolized power-hitting first baseman
Hank Greenberg, and
Whereas, a graduate of Fordson High School in Dearborn, Michigan, during World
War II she followed in the footsteps of the legendary Rosie the Riveter, working nights
welding tanks at a local Cadillac automotive plant, and
Whereas, a passionate student, Doris Dexter graduated from Michigan State
University, and she worked at the university’s library, oblivious to the football mania that
engulfed the campus, and
Whereas, Doris Dexter’s scholarly dedication resulted in a scholarship to study French
at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, and she earned a master’s degree at the University of
Wisconsin, and
Whereas, her six children, whom she and her husband raised in Rochester, New York,
and more recently her eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, have held center
stage in her life, and
Whereas, fluent in several languages, Doris Dexter spent time in Egypt, Greece, and
Italy, and later in life enjoyed Elderhostel travel excursions, and
Whereas, Doris Dexter has an abiding concern for Americans’ civil rights, which she
acted upon as a volunteer at the ACLU and the Monroe Citizens for Public Education &
Religious Liberty (MCPEARL), and
Whereas, her musical talents are beautifully exhibited as a classical pianist, and
through decades of singing with choral organizations and church choirs in Rochester,
New York, and following her 2004 move to Shaftsbury, with the Bennington County
Chorale Society, and
Whereas, until recent years, Doris Dexter regularly walked several miles a day, and
Whereas, Doris Dexter has been joyfully engaged in many aspects of life in the
communities where she has resided, now therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That the General Assembly congratulates Doris G. Dexter on her centennial birthday,
and be it further
Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to
Doris Dexter.