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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The passing of Judge J. Kent Adams of Houston on |
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| 6 | 7 | | October 18, 2014, at the age of 74, brought a great loss to all those |
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| 7 | 8 | | who were privileged to know this esteemed public servant; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, A fifth-generation Texan, Kent Adams was born to |
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| 9 | 10 | | Laoma Elizabeth Rice Adams and Captain James Byron "J. B." Adams in |
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| 10 | 11 | | Houston on October 23, 1939; he completed his bachelor's degree at |
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| 11 | 12 | | the University of Houston and went on to serve his country in the |
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| 12 | 13 | | United States Army; after beginning his career in the insurance |
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| 13 | 14 | | industry, he graduated from the South Texas College of Law and was |
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| 14 | 15 | | an attorney in private practice before his appointment as the |
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| 15 | 16 | | justice of the peace for Precinct 4, Place 1, in 2001; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Judge Adams demonstrated exceptional skill and |
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| 17 | 18 | | vision in presiding over one of the area's busiest justice of the |
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| 18 | 19 | | peace courts, and he was tireless in his efforts to help troubled |
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| 19 | 20 | | young people; both tough and compassionate, he recognized the need |
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| 20 | 21 | | to involve parents in guiding their children along the right path, |
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| 21 | 22 | | and he was associated with a number of successful initiatives, |
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| 22 | 23 | | including an Adults Relating to Kids program that reduced |
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| 23 | 24 | | recidivism; he also worked with the Boy Scouts of America to develop |
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| 24 | 25 | | a court-collaborative deferred adjudication program for first-time |
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| 25 | 26 | | offenders, and a number of participants went on to become Eagle |
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| 26 | 27 | | Scouts; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Highly engaged in his community, Judge Adams was the |
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| 28 | 29 | | founding president of the Houston Northwest Chamber of Commerce, |
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| 29 | 30 | | and as chairman emeritus, he continued to share his knowledge and |
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| 30 | 31 | | expertise with the chamber and its board; he was active in the |
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| 31 | 32 | | Republican Party in North Harris County, and he was a Boy Scout |
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| 32 | 33 | | leader and a founder and supporter of the Pearl Fincher Museum of |
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| 33 | 34 | | Fine Arts and the Cypress Creek Foundation for the Arts and |
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| 34 | 35 | | Community Enrichment; and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan was named Citizen of the Year by |
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| 36 | 37 | | the chamber of commerce; his numerous accolades further included |
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| 37 | 38 | | the Book of Golden Deeds Award from the Exchange Club and the |
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| 38 | 39 | | District Award of Merit from the Boy Scouts; devoted to his wife, |
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| 39 | 40 | | Pauline Adams, and to his children, he enjoyed nothing more than |
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| 40 | 41 | | spending time with his large extended family; and |
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| 41 | 42 | | WHEREAS, Kent Adams made a lasting, positive difference in |
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| 42 | 43 | | countless lives through his unyielding commitment to public |
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| 43 | 44 | | service, and his contributions will be remembered with admiration |
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| 44 | 45 | | for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 46 | 47 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of the Honorable J. |
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| 47 | 48 | | Kent Adams and extend sincere sympathy to his loved ones; and, be it |
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| 48 | 49 | | further |
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| 49 | 50 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 50 | 51 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 51 | 52 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of the |
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| 52 | 53 | | Honorable J. Kent Adams. |
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