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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The city of Abilene lost a beloved resident with the |
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| 6 | 7 | | untimely passing of Brian Joseph Green on March 12, 2015, at the age |
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| 7 | 8 | | of 56; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born in Dayton, Ohio, on July 21, 1958, to Robert and |
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| 9 | 10 | | Gail Green, Brian Green grew up in Columbus and graduated from Upper |
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| 10 | 11 | | Arlington High School; he studied aeronautics at Ohio State |
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| 11 | 12 | | University and remained an ardent fan of the Buckeyes throughout |
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| 12 | 13 | | his life; after college, he went on to serve his country as a member |
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| 13 | 14 | | of the Air National Guard for nine years; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Green first went to Abilene as an air force |
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| 15 | 16 | | contractor at Dyess Air Force Base and settled there permanently in |
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| 16 | 17 | | 1987; following his retirement from the military, he teamed up with |
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| 17 | 18 | | the Abilene Preservation League to renovate the Compton Building, |
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| 18 | 19 | | which he converted into an upscale restaurant; the opening of |
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| 19 | 20 | | Cypress Street Station in 1993 was an important step in the |
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| 20 | 21 | | revitalization of downtown Abilene, and the business was such a |
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| 21 | 22 | | success that Mr. Green later added Abilene Brewing Company, the |
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| 22 | 23 | | first brewery in the area; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Devoted to his adopted hometown, Mr. Green gave |
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| 24 | 25 | | generously of his time and talents to a number of worthwhile |
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| 25 | 26 | | organizations, including the Abilene Youth Sports Authority, the |
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| 26 | 27 | | Abilene Chamber of Commerce, the Hendrick Medical Center |
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| 27 | 28 | | Foundation, and the Paramount Theatre; in addition, he brought the |
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| 28 | 29 | | Texas HOG motorcycle rally to Abilene as president of the Abilene |
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| 29 | 30 | | Convention and Visitors Bureau, and he worked with the city's |
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| 30 | 31 | | cultural affairs council to organize the Broadway in Abilene |
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| 31 | 32 | | series; a member of the Texas Restaurant Association and its |
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| 32 | 33 | | Abilene chapter, he was also instrumental in the establishment of a |
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| 33 | 34 | | culinary school in the city; and |
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| 34 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Caring and compassionate, Mr. Green took a personal |
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| 35 | 36 | | interest in his employees and others in the community, and he was |
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| 36 | 37 | | always ready to lend a hand to those in need; above all else, he |
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| 37 | 38 | | cherished the time he spent with his beloved daughter, Ryleigh; and |
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| 38 | 39 | | WHEREAS, Though it is impossible to gauge the full effect of |
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| 39 | 40 | | one man's life, some people leave their unmistakable mark on the |
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| 40 | 41 | | world as they move through it, and Brian Green was indeed one such |
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| 41 | 42 | | individual; now, therefore, be it |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 43 | 44 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Brian Green and |
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| 44 | 45 | | extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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| 45 | 46 | | daughter, Ryleigh Ann Green; to his brothers, Robert J. Green Jr. |
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| 46 | 47 | | and his wife, Marcy, Jeffrey A. Green and his wife, Cathy, and John |
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| 47 | 48 | | T. Green and his wife, Angie; to his nieces, Cara, Elyse, and |
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| 48 | 49 | | Jacquelin; to his nephews, Nick, Dylan, Gabriel, and Mason; to his |
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| 49 | 50 | | friend, Dr. Shelley Wayne-Bruton; to his Cypress Street family; and |
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| 50 | 51 | | to his other friends and relatives; and, be it further |
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| 51 | 52 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 52 | 53 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 53 | 54 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Brian |
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| 54 | 55 | | Green. |
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