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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The citizens of San Augustine are mourning the loss |
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| 6 | 7 | | of Woodrow Wayne "Woody" Harrison, who passed away on December 14, |
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| 7 | 8 | | 2014, at the age of 72; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born in Houston on November 19, 1942, to Woodrow and |
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| 9 | 10 | | Lucille Harrison, Woody Harrison attended St. Thomas High School |
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| 10 | 11 | | and went on to earn a bachelor of science degree and a double |
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| 11 | 12 | | master's degree in management and public administration; and |
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| 12 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Harrison served his country for more than four |
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| 13 | 14 | | decades, first as a military officer and then as a private |
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| 14 | 15 | | contractor; a graduate of the Command and General Staff College of |
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| 15 | 16 | | the U.S. Army, this patriotic Texan flew more than 400 combat |
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| 16 | 17 | | missions in Vietnam as an army helicopter pilot; after leaving the |
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| 17 | 18 | | military, he became an engineering services contractor, working on |
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| 18 | 19 | | various projects for the Pentagon; he received a number of |
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| 19 | 20 | | commendations for his work with the Department of Defense, |
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| 20 | 21 | | including the prestigious Legion of Merit award; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Following his retirement, Mr. Harrison moved back |
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| 22 | 23 | | to Texas and became a prominent civic leader, assuming a number of |
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| 23 | 24 | | leadership positions in the community; these roles included |
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| 24 | 25 | | president of the chamber of commerce, post commander of the |
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| 25 | 26 | | Veterans of Foreign Wars, president of the Main Street Advisory |
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| 26 | 27 | | Board, and county chairman of the Republican Party; he was also an |
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| 27 | 28 | | active member of the San Augustine Historical Society; in |
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| 28 | 29 | | recognition of his outstanding service to his fellow citizens, he |
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| 29 | 30 | | was named the 2012 Community Impact Volunteer of the Year for East |
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| 30 | 31 | | Texas; and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, In his spare time, Mr. Harrison pursued his passion |
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| 32 | 33 | | for the performing arts, entertaining audiences at community |
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| 33 | 34 | | theaters and at military venues around the world; he was a talented |
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| 34 | 35 | | guitar player and vocalist and performed with a number of musical |
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| 35 | 36 | | groups, from his high school rock-and-roll band to barbershop |
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| 36 | 37 | | quartets; and |
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| 37 | 38 | | WHEREAS, While Woody Harrison is deeply missed by all those |
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| 38 | 39 | | who were privileged to know him, his legacy lives on in the |
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| 39 | 40 | | community he was proud to call home; now, therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 41 | 42 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Woodrow Wayne |
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| 42 | 43 | | Harrison and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: |
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| 43 | 44 | | to his wife, Glenda Harrison; to his son, Houston W. W. Harrison; to |
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| 44 | 45 | | his daughter, Divini Creech; to his granddaughter, Misty Creech; to |
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| 45 | 46 | | his brother, Rick Harrison, and his wife, Debbie; to his |
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| 46 | 47 | | brother-in-law, Robert Ramey, and his wife, Sheila; and to his |
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| 47 | 48 | | other relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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| 48 | 49 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 49 | 50 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 50 | 51 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Woodrow |
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| 51 | 52 | | Wayne Harrison. |
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