| 1 | 1 | | H.C.R. No. 170 |
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| 4 | 4 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Friends and family are mourning the loss of Jimmy E. |
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| 6 | 6 | | Upton of Blossom, who passed away on March 24, 2009, at the age of |
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| 7 | 7 | | 64; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born in Dallas on July 20, 1944, to Bonnie and Claude |
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| 9 | 9 | | Upton, Jimmy Upton lived in several different locations throughout |
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| 10 | 10 | | the United States before settling in Paris, Texas, in the early |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1960s; he answered his nation's call to duty with service in the |
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| 12 | 12 | | Vietnam War as a member of the 1st Infantry Division of the U.S. |
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| 13 | 13 | | Army and earned two Bronze Stars; Mr. Upton married the love of his |
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| 14 | 14 | | life, the former Billie E. Harris, in 1970, and the couple nurtured |
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| 15 | 15 | | a rewarding marriage that was made even richer by the addition of |
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| 16 | 16 | | three children and two grandchildren; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Upton went to work as a welder for Babcock & |
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| 18 | 18 | | Wilcox after returning from the war, and his career there spanned |
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| 19 | 19 | | more than three decades; he also owned and operated his own |
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| 20 | 20 | | automotive repair shop in Blossom for a number of years; in 1998, he |
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| 21 | 21 | | retired from both occupations and shortly afterward went to work as |
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| 22 | 22 | | an aircraft mechanic for L3 Communications; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Known to his friends as "BoBo," Mr. Upton was a |
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| 24 | 24 | | member of the Blossom Masonic Lodge and enjoyed hunting and fishing |
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| 25 | 25 | | when not at work or spending time with his loved ones; although he |
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| 26 | 26 | | will be deeply missed, Jimmy Upton leaves his family and friends |
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| 27 | 27 | | with a wealth of fond memories that will be treasured long into the |
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| 28 | 28 | | future; now, therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 30 | 30 | | hereby pay tribute to the life of Jimmy E. Upton and extend sincere |
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| 31 | 31 | | sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Billie Upton; to |
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| 32 | 32 | | his children, Michelle Bailey, Stephanie Gandy, and Jody Upton; to |
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| 33 | 33 | | his grandchildren, Mallory Ackley and Jayden Upton; to his brother, |
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| 34 | 34 | | Claude Upton; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be |
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| 35 | 35 | | it further |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 37 | 37 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 38 | 38 | | Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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| 39 | 39 | | Jimmy Upton. |
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| 40 | 40 | | Homer |
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| 41 | 41 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 43 | 43 | | I certify that H.C.R. No. 170 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 44 | 44 | | rising vote of the House on April 23, 2009. |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 47 | 47 | | I certify that H.C.R. No. 170 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 48 | 48 | | rising vote of the Senate on May 18, 2009. |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 51 | 51 | | APPROVED: __________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Date |
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| 53 | 53 | | __________________ |
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| 54 | 54 | | Governor |
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