| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1208 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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| 6 | 6 | | death of Dr. Milton Covell, Jr., of Pasadena, who passed on March |
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| 7 | 7 | | 20, 2009, at the age of 91; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born on November 29, 1917, to Milton and Alma Covell |
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| 9 | 9 | | in Galveston, Milton Covell began practicing optometry in the |
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| 10 | 10 | | Pasadena area in 1944; he and his beloved wife, Dorothy, shared a |
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| 11 | 11 | | marriage that spanned more than six decades, and they raised a |
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| 12 | 12 | | family of three children who cherish his legacy of goodness and |
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| 13 | 13 | | service; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Covell belonged to the Harris County Optometry |
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| 15 | 15 | | Society, the Texas Optometric Association, and the American |
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| 16 | 16 | | Optometric Association, and he had served as a director for First |
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| 17 | 17 | | Pasadena State Bank and Southmore Savings and Loan; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, He was a member of the Pasadena Rotary Club for 65 |
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| 19 | 19 | | years and the first Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus, Council |
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| 20 | 20 | | 3700; a lector, Eucharistic minister, and religious educator for |
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| 21 | 21 | | St. Pius Catholic Church, he also helped deliver communion to |
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| 22 | 22 | | homebound congregants and participated enthusiastically in the |
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| 23 | 23 | | Serra Club; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Milton Covell had a passion for books and a love for |
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| 25 | 25 | | the Texas beaches; he was a happy whistler and a man of the times who |
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| 26 | 26 | | enjoyed his computer; he will be deeply missed, but he leaves behind |
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| 27 | 27 | | a wealth of memories to be treasured forever by all who held him |
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| 28 | 28 | | dear; now, therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 30 | 30 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Milton Covell, |
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| 31 | 31 | | Jr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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| 32 | 32 | | his wife, Dorothy; to his children, Dr. Paul Covell and his wife, |
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| 33 | 33 | | Joan, Sue Piwonka and her husband, Mark, and Mark Covell and his |
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| 34 | 34 | | wife, Karen; to his grandchildren, Brian, Katie, and Michael |
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| 35 | 35 | | Covell, Laura Covell Anderson and her husband, Brian, Robert and |
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| 36 | 36 | | Alex Piwonka, and Christina and Sara Covell; to his sisters, Nora |
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| 37 | 37 | | Inglish and her husband, Jim, and Eleanor Gardea; and to his other |
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| 38 | 38 | | relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 41 | 41 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. Milton |
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| 42 | 42 | | Covell, Jr. |
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| 43 | 43 | | Legler |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 46 | 46 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1208 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 47 | 47 | | rising vote of the House on April 16, 2009. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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