| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 3122 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Residents of Kerrville lost a beloved neighbor and |
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| 6 | 6 | | admired member of the medical community with the passing of Dr. |
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| 7 | 7 | | James Carr Stokes on May 25, 2009; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born on March 24, 1947, to William and Irene Carr |
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| 9 | 9 | | Stokes in Del Rio, James Stokes grew up in Encinal and graduated |
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| 10 | 10 | | from high school in Cotulla before answering his nation's call to |
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| 11 | 11 | | duty with service in the U.S. Air Force; he was a graduate of |
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| 12 | 12 | | Schreiner College, The University of Texas, and The University of |
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| 13 | 13 | | Texas Dental School; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Stokes married the former Rebecca Dobie in 1969; |
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| 15 | 15 | | the couple raised a loving family that grew to include three |
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| 16 | 16 | | children, Rebecca, Jim, and Carr, as well as two grandchildren; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, A resident of Houston for 25 years, Dr. Stokes |
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| 18 | 18 | | fulfilled one of his dreams in 1992, when he moved his family to the |
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| 19 | 19 | | Texas Hill Country and opened an independent periodontal practice |
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| 20 | 20 | | in Kerrville; he served as president of the Heart of Texas Dental |
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| 21 | 21 | | Association and took a prominent role in many community |
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| 22 | 22 | | organizations and initiatives; he was a member of Trinity |
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| 23 | 23 | | Presbyterian Church in Boerne, founded the Young Life Adult |
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| 24 | 24 | | Committee, and was a longtime supporter and board member of the |
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| 25 | 25 | | Salvation Army; moreover, Dr. Stokes also found time amidst his |
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| 26 | 26 | | other commitments to develop his talents as a musician; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, James Stokes demonstrated |
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| 28 | 28 | | humility, generosity, and an unwavering dedication to his family |
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| 29 | 29 | | and his profession, and he will be fondly remembered and deeply |
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| 30 | 30 | | missed by all who had the good fortune to know him; now, therefore, |
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| 31 | 31 | | be it |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 33 | 33 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. James Carr Stokes |
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| 34 | 34 | | and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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| 35 | 35 | | wife, Becky Stokes; to his children, Rebecca Stokes, Jim Dobie |
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| 36 | 36 | | Stokes and his wife, Allison, and Carr Stokes and his wife, Becca; |
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| 37 | 37 | | to his grandchildren, Ellie and Georgia Stokes; to his sister, |
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| 38 | 38 | | Carol S. Stokes Gilbert; to his mother-in-law, Fredna Wood; to his |
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| 39 | 39 | | brother-in-law, Richard Dobie, and his wife, Debbie; to his niece, |
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| 40 | 40 | | Lee Ann Gilbert Waldrip; and to his other relatives and many |
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| 41 | 41 | | friends; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 43 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 44 | 44 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of James |
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| 45 | 45 | | Stokes. |
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| 46 | 46 | | Hilderbran |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 49 | 49 | | I certify that H.R. No. 3122 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 50 | 50 | | rising vote of the House on June 1, 2009. |
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| 51 | 51 | | ______________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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