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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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| 6 | 7 | | passing of Joseph Wallace Fields Jr. of Clint on April 13, 2014, at |
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| 7 | 8 | | the age of 85; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born in El Paso on November 22, 1928, to Joseph and |
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| 9 | 10 | | Fern Fields, "Jodie" Fields graduated from Clint High School in |
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| 10 | 11 | | 1946 and went on to answer his nation's call to duty as a member of |
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| 11 | 12 | | the U.S. Army, serving in Alaska for two years during the Korean |
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| 12 | 13 | | War; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, After returning to civilian life, Mr. Fields |
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| 14 | 15 | | married the former Sue Botsford, with whom he shared a rewarding |
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| 15 | 16 | | union of nearly six decades; the couple became the proud parents of |
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| 16 | 17 | | two children, Mike and Linda, and with the passing years, they were |
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| 17 | 18 | | further blessed with five treasured grandchildren, Alexis, |
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| 18 | 19 | | Kaitlyn, Lauren, Zach, and William; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Fields enjoyed a fulfilling career as a farmer |
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| 20 | 21 | | that spanned more than a half-century, and he further distinguished |
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| 21 | 22 | | himself through his community involvement, serving as a member of |
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| 22 | 23 | | the board of directors of the First National Bank in Fabens and as a |
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| 23 | 24 | | valued congregant and trustee of Bond Memorial United Methodist |
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| 24 | 25 | | Church; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Although Jodie Fields will be deeply missed, |
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| 26 | 27 | | cherished memories of time spent in his company will long endure in |
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| 27 | 28 | | the hearts of his family and friends; now, therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 29 | 30 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jodie Fields and |
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| 30 | 31 | | extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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| 31 | 32 | | wife, Sue Fields; to his children, Mike Fields and his wife, Holly, |
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| 32 | 33 | | and Linda Makrides and her husband, Nick; to his grandchildren, |
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| 33 | 34 | | Alexis, Kaitlyn, and Lauren Makrides and Zach and William Fields; |
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| 34 | 35 | | to his sister-in-law, Sally Botsford; and to his other relatives |
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| 35 | 36 | | and many friends; and, be it further |
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| 36 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 37 | 38 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 38 | 39 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Joseph |
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| 39 | 40 | | Wallace Fields Jr. |
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