| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 141 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Friends and family are mourning the loss of Lawrence |
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| 6 | 6 | | F. Blais of Weatherford, who passed away on August 2, 2008, at the |
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| 7 | 7 | | age of 88; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born on March 17, 1920, in New Hampshire, Larry |
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| 9 | 9 | | Blais worked in a gas station and grill throughout his high school |
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| 10 | 10 | | years to help support his family; he graduated from the University |
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| 11 | 11 | | of New Hampshire and, in 1942, began a long association with the |
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| 12 | 12 | | military when he enlisted in the Army Air Corps; serving his nation |
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| 13 | 13 | | in the Pacific Theater during World War II, he earned numerous |
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| 14 | 14 | | decorations, including the Legion of Merit, and retired at the rank |
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| 15 | 15 | | of colonel after three decades of service; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Blais earned a master's degree at Harvard and a |
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| 17 | 17 | | juris doctor degree from Southern Methodist University; after |
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| 18 | 18 | | embarking on a career as an attorney, he was soon appointed to the |
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| 19 | 19 | | family law court, where he served as an associate judge for 28 |
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| 20 | 20 | | years; throughout his career, he advocated strongly for the |
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| 21 | 21 | | interests of children; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, In 1989, Mr. Blais married the former Ava Lynn |
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| 23 | 23 | | Logan, and the couple were blessed with a daughter, Lauren Kristen, |
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| 24 | 24 | | the following year; he was also the father of four sons, and his |
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| 25 | 25 | | family was a source of great joy to him as was his renewed faith; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Larry Blais was a man of tremendous ability and |
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| 27 | 27 | | dedication, and he leaves behind a legacy of service to his country |
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| 28 | 28 | | and to his community that will be forever cherished by those who |
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| 29 | 29 | | held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
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| 30 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 31 | 31 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Lawrence F. Blais and |
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| 32 | 32 | | extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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| 33 | 33 | | wife, Ava Lynn Blais; to his daughter, Lauren Blais; to his two |
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| 34 | 34 | | surviving sons, Curtis and Larry Blais; to his sisters, Audrey |
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| 35 | 35 | | Bassett and Virginia Haley; to his grandchildren, Kristopher, |
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| 36 | 36 | | Marcus, Lin, Michael, and Debbie; to his three great-grandchildren; |
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| 37 | 37 | | and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 39 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 40 | 40 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Larry |
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| 41 | 41 | | Blais. |
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| 42 | 42 | | King of Parker |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.R. No. 141 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 46 | 46 | | rising vote of the House on March 26, 2009. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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