1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2830 |
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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 were greatly saddened by the loss |
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6 | 6 | | of Jack Thomas Garrison of Elm Mott, who passed away on May 2, 2009, |
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7 | 7 | | at the age of 93; and |
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8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Jack Thomas Garrison was born on August 18, 1915, to |
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9 | 9 | | Lillie May Guffey and John Lee Garrison in Elm Mott; he married the |
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10 | 10 | | former Cathryn Cagle, with whom he nurtured a rewarding |
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11 | 11 | | relationship that spanned more than seven decades; together the |
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12 | 12 | | couple raised two sons, Larry and Jack, and welcomed three |
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13 | 13 | | grandchildren into their treasured family; and |
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14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, In his youth, Mr. Garrison had held a variety of |
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15 | 15 | | jobs, including working at his father's blacksmith shop, wiring |
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16 | 16 | | houses for electricity in the 1930s, and preparing tanks for the |
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17 | 17 | | U.S. Army at Fort Hood during World War II; he spent several years |
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18 | 18 | | as a service writer for local auto dealerships and as the owner and |
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19 | 19 | | operator of a machine shop; he later worked for Texas State |
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20 | 20 | | Technical College Waco, and after his retirement in 1981, he |
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21 | 21 | | enjoyed farming, raising cattle, and fishing; and |
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22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Jack Garrison led a caring and purposeful life, and |
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23 | 23 | | he will be deeply missed by all those who were fortunate enough to |
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24 | 24 | | share in his love and friendship; now, therefore, be it |
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25 | 25 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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26 | 26 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jack Thomas |
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27 | 27 | | Garrison and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: |
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28 | 28 | | to his wife, Cathryn Cagle Garrison; to his children, Larry |
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29 | 29 | | Garrison and his wife, Chandra, and Jack Garrison and his wife, |
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30 | 30 | | Marianne; to his grandchildren; to his brother, Olan "Pinkie" |
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31 | 31 | | Garrison; to his niece, Diane Gillet; to his friends, Roland and |
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32 | 32 | | Wanda Lang; and to his other friends and relatives; and, be it |
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33 | 33 | | further |
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34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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35 | 35 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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36 | 36 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jack |
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37 | 37 | | Garrison. |
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38 | 38 | | Anderson |
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39 | 39 | | ______________________________ |
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40 | 40 | | Speaker of the House |
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41 | 41 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2830 was unanimously adopted by a |
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42 | 42 | | rising vote of the House on June 1, 2009. |
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43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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44 | 44 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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