Yea, the following code works.  It just seems overly complex to check if a
field is empty.
    #if ($doc.getValue('processOverview').trim().length() != 0)
      = PROCESS OVERVIEW =
      <div style="padding-left: 25px;">
        $doc.display('processOverview')
      </div>
    #end
I think the issue is related to the fact that the field is a textArea and
not a string.  I have used simpler checks on string fields and they work
just fine.
Thanks for your help  :)
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