| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2432 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Words cannot diminish the sorrow caused by a young |
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| 6 | 6 | | life cut short, but all those who shared in the love and friendship |
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| 7 | 7 | | of George Frazier Riggs may find comfort in their memories of this |
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| 8 | 8 | | exuberant and caring man, who died on May 25, 2008, at the age of 19; |
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| 9 | 9 | | and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Frazier Riggs was born on April 10, 1989, to George |
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| 11 | 11 | | and ViCindy Riggs; a seventh-generation resident of Pecos County, |
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| 12 | 12 | | he was named in honor of his great-great-great-grandfather, who was |
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| 13 | 13 | | the first Pecos County judge; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, This notable young man was a valued member of the |
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| 15 | 15 | | local 4-H for a decade, and enjoyed showing livestock, shooting |
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| 16 | 16 | | sports, baseball, and football; while attending Fort Stockton High |
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| 17 | 17 | | School, he learned to weld by constructing hunting buggies, and as a |
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| 18 | 18 | | self-taught mechanic, he bought his own Mustang and rebuilt the car |
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| 19 | 19 | | from the ground up; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, In the evenings, Mr. Riggs further developed his |
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| 21 | 21 | | skills by taking courses in aircraft repair; after graduating from |
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| 22 | 22 | | high school in May 2007, he went on to work on pipelines in Texas, |
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| 23 | 23 | | New Mexico, and Arizona; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Riggs was known for his sunny personality, and |
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| 25 | 25 | | through the years he brightened the lives of others with his |
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| 26 | 26 | | "million dollar smile"; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Frazier Riggs lived his days to the fullest, |
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| 28 | 28 | | bringing happiness to many along the way; although he is deeply |
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| 29 | 29 | | missed, those fortunate enough to have known him will forever |
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| 30 | 30 | | remember the joy with which he lived; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 32 | 32 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of George Frazier Riggs |
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| 33 | 33 | | and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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| 34 | 34 | | mother, ViCindy Riggs; to his father and stepmother, George and |
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| 35 | 35 | | Glenna Riggs; to his brother, Casey Wayne Riggs; to his sister, |
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| 36 | 36 | | Rheannan Englehart; and to all those who mourn his passing; and, be |
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| 37 | 37 | | 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 George |
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| 41 | 41 | | Frazier Riggs. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Gallego |
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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. 2432 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 46 | 46 | | rising vote of the House on May 28, 2009. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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