| 1 | 1 | | 81R9523 JNC-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Merritt H.R. No. 1163 |
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| 5 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, With the passing of Worth McKinley Harrison of |
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| 7 | 7 | | Longview, at the age of 30, Texas lost a young man who had shown |
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| 8 | 8 | | great interest in the legislative and political processes of our |
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| 9 | 9 | | state; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Born on June 21, 1978, in Dallas, Worth Harrison |
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| 11 | 11 | | attended Longview High School and studied at Texas Christian |
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| 12 | 12 | | University, where he was active in the affairs of both the school |
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| 13 | 13 | | and his chosen fraternity, Kappa Sigma; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Harrison departed TCU with a desire to learn |
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| 15 | 15 | | about and be directly involved in the political process of the Lone |
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| 16 | 16 | | Star State; he furthered that interest by serving as an assistant |
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| 17 | 17 | | sergeant in the sergeant at arms office of the Texas Senate during |
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| 18 | 18 | | the 78th Legislative Session and as an intern in the office of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Senator Eliot Shapleigh; dedicated to public service, he went on to |
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| 20 | 20 | | assist the citizens of Texas House District 7 as a staff member in |
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| 21 | 21 | | the office of Representative Tommy Merritt; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, After his work with the Texas House and Senate, this |
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| 23 | 23 | | notable young man joined the law firm of Segal McCambridge Singer |
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| 24 | 24 | | and Mahoney in Austin as a temporary employee, and his exceptional |
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| 25 | 25 | | talent and winning personality soon earned him a full-time |
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| 26 | 26 | | position; continuing old and forging new friendships, he was an |
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| 27 | 27 | | inspiration to those with whom he came in contact, a bright light |
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| 28 | 28 | | cast on the path of all those crossing his; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, In the briefest of 30 years, Worth Harrison touched |
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| 30 | 30 | | countless lives, leaving in each a smile, a warm heart, and a |
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| 31 | 31 | | feeling that life can be better if each individual reaches out to |
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| 32 | 32 | | others as he did; optimistic and bold, he modeled the belief that |
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| 33 | 33 | | every day is an opportunity to be lived to the fullest; now, |
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| 34 | 34 | | therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of one of its past |
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| 37 | 37 | | employees, Worth McKinley Harrison, and extend deepest sympathy to |
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| 38 | 38 | | the members of his family: to his parents, Guy and Lucy Harrison; to |
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| 39 | 39 | | his brother, with whom he shared a bond beyond all others, Parker |
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| 40 | 40 | | Harrison, and his wife, Sunshine; to his niece, Rainy; to his |
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| 41 | 41 | | nephew, Tate; and to all those who mourn his passing; and, be it |
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| 42 | 42 | | further |
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| 43 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 44 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 45 | 45 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Worth |
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| 46 | 46 | | McKinley Harrison. |
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