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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 long cherish their memories |
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| 6 | 7 | | of Glendon O. DeZell of Waco, who passed away on March 21, 2015, at |
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| 7 | 8 | | the age of 93; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born on October 12, 1921, Glendon DeZell grew up on a |
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| 9 | 10 | | farm in Leon County; as a teenager, he and his older brother ran the |
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| 10 | 11 | | farm so that his father could work in the Mexia oil fields to |
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| 11 | 12 | | support the family; and |
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| 12 | 13 | | WHEREAS, This patriotic Texan came of age during World War |
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| 13 | 14 | | II, and he served his country in the South Pacific; after retiring |
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| 14 | 15 | | from the navy as a chief petty officer, he went on to enjoy a |
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| 15 | 16 | | successful career in civil service, skillfully repairing aircraft |
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| 16 | 17 | | as a structural mechanic; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Mr. DeZell gave generously of his time and talents |
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| 18 | 19 | | to his community as a Mason and as a scoutmaster; he was a valued |
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| 19 | 20 | | congregant of Timbercrest Baptist Church of Waco, and his interest |
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| 20 | 21 | | in theology led him to become a Sunday school teacher and an |
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| 21 | 22 | | informal Biblical scholar; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, For 70 years, Mr. DeZell enjoyed the love and |
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| 23 | 24 | | support of his wife, the former Athalee Hood; he took great pride in |
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| 24 | 25 | | his daughter, Linda, his sons, Glendon and James, and his |
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| 25 | 26 | | grandchildren, Derek, Victoria, James, Adam, Tracilyn, Sayde, and |
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| 26 | 27 | | Cortney; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, A member of the Greatest Generation, Glendon DeZell |
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| 28 | 29 | | fought courageously in defense of his nation and returned home to |
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| 29 | 30 | | serve his community with equal commitment, and he leaves behind a |
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| 30 | 31 | | record of service that his loved ones can remember with pride; now, |
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| 31 | 32 | | therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 33 | 34 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Glendon DeZell and |
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| 34 | 35 | | extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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| 35 | 36 | | Athalee Hood DeZell; to his sons, Glendon Bruce DeZell and James |
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| 36 | 37 | | DeZell and his wife, Sheri; to his daughter, Linda Hall, and her |
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| 37 | 38 | | husband, Dicky; to his grandchildren, Derek DeZell and his wife, |
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| 38 | 39 | | Shelbie, Victoria DeZell and her husband, Andre Robbins, James |
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| 39 | 40 | | Matthew DeZell, Adam Hall and his wife, Kristin, Dr. Tracilyn Hall, |
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| 40 | 41 | | Sayde Carlsen, and Cortney Carlsen; to his great-grandchildren; to |
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| 41 | 42 | | his sister, Datha Crutchfield; to his sister-in-law, Wilma Wilson, |
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| 42 | 43 | | and her husband, Seth; and to his other relatives and many friends; |
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| 43 | 44 | | and, be it further |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 46 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 46 | 47 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in honor of Glendon O. |
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| 47 | 48 | | DeZell. |
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