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1	1	H.C.R. No. 208
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4	4	HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
5	5	WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and
6	6	meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends
7	7	of Herbert Hugh Campbell of Paris, who passed away on April 14,
8	8	2009, at the age of 69; and
9	9	WHEREAS, Mr. Campbell was a Paris native, born to Cora
10	10	Virginia and Louis Campbell on April 26, 1939; he was a member of
11	11	the 1951 state champion Little League baseball team and the 1955
12	12	District 9AA varsity state championship baseball team; he lettered
13	13	in football, basketball, and baseball at Paris High School and was a
14	14	member of the National Honor Society and the 1957
15	15	all-district/all-state football team; and
16	16	WHEREAS, In 1957, Mr. Campbell enrolled at Texas A&M
17	17	University, where he was active in the Corps of Cadets, earning the
18	18	rank of company commander his senior year; he also joined the Ross
19	19	Volunteers, the honor guard for the governor of the State of Texas,
20	20	and was a student trainer for both the Aggie basketball and football
21	21	teams, including a year as trainer for Coach Bear Bryant; and
22	22	WHEREAS, After graduating with a bachelor's degree in
23	23	petroleum engineering in 1961, Mr. Campbell was commissioned as a
24	24	second lieutenant in the United States Army, participating in the
25	25	rebuilding of Korea after the war; following his service, he worked
26	26	for Gulf Oil Company as a petroleum engineer and then as an
27	27	executive of Reserve Equipment Service Corporation; and
28	28	WHEREAS, Mr. Campbell returned to Paris in 1986 as the
29	29	director of city utilities; in addition to overseeing the expansion
30	30	of both the water and sewer treatment plants for the community, he
31	31	taught water utility calculation classes throughout the state for
32	32	others in the water industry, and he created magic shows for
33	33	teaching schoolchildren about water conservation; his public
34	34	career ended with his retirement in 2004, but he continued to
35	35	contribute as a member of the Paris Water Committee; and
36	36	WHEREAS, An active volunteer and supporter of youth and adult
37	37	sports, Mr. Campbell was president of the board of the Boys Club of
38	38	Paris, receiving the group's Wall of Honor Award in 2001; he became
39	39	involved with the Adult Special Olympics in 2005 and found great joy
40	40	working with each athlete; he also served as the head of delegation
41	41	for the Lamar County Contenders; and
42	42	WHEREAS, Mr. Campbell maintained a lifelong interest in
43	43	education, local affairs, and his alma mater; he was president of
44	44	the East Texas Regional School of Tyler and a Rotarian, and he
45	45	belonged to the Paris Noon Optimist Club, where he was co-chair of
46	46	the 1986-1987 Raymond Berry Football Classic; in addition, he
47	47	enjoyed his affiliation with the Lamar County A&M Club, serving as
48	48	its president from 1987 to 1988, and was involved in the Texas A&M
49	49	Letterman's Association and the Association of Former Students
50	50	Century Club; and
51	51	WHEREAS, A member of First United Methodist Church, Mr.
52	52	Campbell was a loving family man who placed civic responsibility
53	53	above personal interest, and though he will be deeply missed, he
54	54	will always be remembered with great affection and admiration; now,
55	55	therefore, be it
56	56	RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas
57	57	hereby pay tribute to the life of Herbert Hugh Campbell and extend
58	58	sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Mary Ann
59	59	Campbell; to his daughter, Rebecca Anne Campbell, to his
60	60	son-in-law, Chester Page; to his stepdaughter, Rebecca Ann Waldron,
61	61	to his son-in-law, Sean Robert Waldron; to his grandchildren,
62	62	August Rain and Patrick Clover Waldron and Ariah Lee Holland-Page;
63	63	to his sisters, Phyllis Jean Locke and her husband, Weldon, and
64	64	Carol Ann Dollins and her husband, George; to his brother, Richard
65	65	Louis Campbell; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be
66	66	it further
67	67	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
68	68	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
69	69	Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of
70	70	Herbert Hugh Campbell.
71	71	Homer
72	72	______________________________ ______________________________
73	73	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
74	74	I certify that H.C.R. No. 208 was unanimously adopted by a
75	75	rising vote of the House on May 7, 2009.
76	76	______________________________
77	77	Chief Clerk of the House
78	78	I certify that H.C.R. No. 208 was unanimously adopted by a
79	79	rising vote of the Senate on May 18, 2009.
80	80	______________________________
81	81	Secretary of the Senate
82	82	APPROVED: __________________
83	83	Date
84	84	__________________
85	85	Governor