81R15938 JKB-D
By: Homer H.C.R. No. 128
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Friends and family are mourning the loss of Mike
Freewith of Paris, Texas, who passed away on March 6, 2009, at the
age of 88; and
WHEREAS, Born on September 8, 1920, to Mike and Maude
Freewith of Lamar County, Mike Freewith graduated from Paris High
School and attended Paris Junior College; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Freewith married Cecil Wooldridge in 1954 and
they enjoyed 28 fulfilling years of life together and raised two
children before her death in 1983; and
WHEREAS, He worked for Babcock and Wilcox Corporation and was
a member of the Breakfast Optimist Club, Paris Rodeo and Horse Club,
and the Lamar County Sheriff's Posse; he also coached baseball for
12 years and enjoyed working in ballpark concession stands; and
WHEREAS, Although he will be deeply missed, Mike Freewith
lived a caring and purposeful life and he leaves behind a wealth of
happy memories to be treasured by all who knew and cared for him;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby pay tribute to the life of Mike Freewith and extend sincere
sympathy to the members of his family: to his children, Mike
Freewith, Jr., and Susie Skidmore and her husband, David; to his
granddaughters, Lauren and Taylor Skidmore; to his sisters-in-law,
Doris Wooldridge and Katherine Jetton; to his caregiver, Tracy
Risinger; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of
Mike Freewith.