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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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| 6 | 7 | | memories of Jones Odell Smith of Midland, who died on January 12, |
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| 7 | 8 | | 2015, at the age of 78; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Odell Smith was born in Belton on June 30, 1936, to |
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| 9 | 10 | | Tom Willie Smith and Mary Irene Jones; by the age of five, he knew |
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| 10 | 11 | | that he wanted to be a police officer, and he went on to enjoy a |
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| 11 | 12 | | distinguished career in law enforcement that spanned four and half |
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| 12 | 13 | | decades; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, After serving as a military police officer with the |
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| 14 | 15 | | United States Army, Mr. Smith joined the Midland Police Department |
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| 15 | 16 | | in 1961; he subsequently became an officer with the Texas |
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| 16 | 17 | | Department of Public Safety, and he retired from the Midland |
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| 17 | 18 | | College Police Department in 2007, at the age of 71; during the |
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| 18 | 19 | | 1980s, he also worked for Sun Oil Company as a right-of-way and |
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| 19 | 20 | | claims representative; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Joined in matrimony to Linda Smith for 48 years, |
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| 21 | 22 | | Mr. Smith was the father of four daughters, Leisha, Phylis, Sheila, |
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| 22 | 23 | | and Paula, and he was later blessed with four granddaughters; he was |
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| 23 | 24 | | a longtime member of First Baptist Church and the Emmaus Community; |
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| 24 | 25 | | and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, A devoted family man and an exemplary peace officer, |
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| 26 | 27 | | Odell Smith lived a rich and purposeful life, and he leaves behind a |
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| 27 | 28 | | record of service that his loved ones can remember with pride; now, |
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| 28 | 29 | | therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 30 | 31 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jones Odell Smith |
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| 31 | 32 | | and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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| 32 | 33 | | wife, Linda Smith; to his daughters, Leisha Smith, Phylis Meek, |
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| 33 | 34 | | Sheila Wiedeman, and Paula Hassinger and her husband, David; to his |
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| 34 | 35 | | granddaughters, Rachel Patteson, Sarah Wiedeman, and Sydney and |
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| 35 | 36 | | Whitney Dell; to his sisters, Clarine Deaver and Eloise Wilson; and |
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| 36 | 37 | | to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 39 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 39 | 40 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Odell |
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| 40 | 41 | | Smith. |
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