| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2871 |
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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 Richard |
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| 6 | 6 | | Earle Deweese of Bonham, who passed away on May 6, 2007, at the age |
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| 7 | 7 | | of 62; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born on October 15, 1944, to George and Marcella |
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| 9 | 9 | | Behrends Deweese in Fort Worth, Richard Deweese graduated from |
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| 10 | 10 | | Richardson High School and earned a bachelor's degree in marketing |
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| 11 | 11 | | from The University of Texas; during his college years, he was a |
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| 12 | 12 | | member of the Sigma Pi and Kappa Kappa Psi fraternities and |
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| 13 | 13 | | performed in the Longhorn Band; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Deweese married Jayne Gay Jackson, and the |
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| 15 | 15 | | couple shared 15 rewarding years together before Mrs. Deweese's |
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| 16 | 16 | | death in 2003; Mr. Deweese was the father of three sons, Blake, |
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| 17 | 17 | | Perry, and Kenneth, and took great pride in their achievements; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, In his professional life, Mr. Deweese worked as a |
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| 19 | 19 | | sales representative for Matthews Marketing Products; in addition, |
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| 20 | 20 | | he was a retired staff sergeant in the Texas Air National Guard and |
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| 21 | 21 | | was instrumental in the founding of the Armed Forces Day |
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| 22 | 22 | | celebration in Fannin County; an elder at First Christian Church, |
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| 23 | 23 | | he served as choir director, as Sunday school teacher, and as a |
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| 24 | 24 | | member and former chair of the church board; he was also active in |
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| 25 | 25 | | The University of Texas Alumni Band Association and was a longtime |
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| 26 | 26 | | member of the Handley Masonic Lodge; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Richard Deweese led a caring and purposeful life, |
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| 28 | 28 | | and he will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by all those who |
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| 29 | 29 | | had the good fortune to know him; 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 Richard Earle Deweese |
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| 32 | 32 | | and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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| 33 | 33 | | sons, Blake, Perry, and Kenneth Deweese; to his sister, Diana Sue |
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| 34 | 34 | | Kerns, and her husband, George; to his mother-in-law, Mary |
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| 35 | 35 | | Elizabeth "Kitty" Jackson; to his nieces, Katherine Kerns, Audra |
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| 36 | 36 | | Riopelle, and Linda Smith; and to his other relatives and friends; |
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| 37 | 37 | | 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 Richard |
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| 41 | 41 | | Deweese. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Phillips |
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| 43 | 43 | | Flynn |
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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. 2871 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 47 | 47 | | rising vote of the House on June 1, 2009. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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