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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 Boyd Larry Bloomfield of Baytown on June 5, 2014, at the |
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| 7 | 8 | | age of 74; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The youngest son of John and Susie Bloomfield, |
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| 9 | 10 | | "Corky" Bloomfield was born in Odem on December 5, 1939; he spent |
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| 10 | 11 | | his formative years in the Corpus Christi area, graduating from Roy |
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| 11 | 12 | | Miller High School; he earned degrees from Del Mar College and Rice |
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| 12 | 13 | | University before completing graduate programs at the University of |
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| 13 | 14 | | Houston; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of his career, Mr. Bloomfield held |
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| 15 | 16 | | jobs in a number of different fields and owned his own business, |
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| 16 | 17 | | Main Metal Fabrication; he was also an educator, and he taught |
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| 17 | 18 | | during college and in Houston's special education pilot program; he |
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| 18 | 19 | | returned to the classroom later in life to work as a special |
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| 19 | 20 | | education teacher until his retirement; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, This valued member of the Baytown community was |
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| 21 | 22 | | affiliated with the Rotary Club and Lee College; a football player |
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| 22 | 23 | | in his youth, he had a passion for sports of all kinds and loved his |
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| 23 | 24 | | Harley-Davidson motorcycle; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Bloomfield enjoyed the |
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| 25 | 26 | | love and support of his wife, the former Mary Sue Hamon, whom he met |
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| 26 | 27 | | at Del Mar College and married in 1966; he took great pride in his |
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| 27 | 28 | | two children, Lauren and Everett, and in his grandson, Jack; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Corky Bloomfield lived life to the fullest, and he |
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| 29 | 30 | | will forever hold a special place in the hearts of all those who |
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| 30 | 31 | | were fortunate enough to share in the warmth of his affection; 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 memory of Boyd Bloomfield 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 | | Mary Sue Hamon Bloomfield; to his daughter, Lauren Bloomfield |
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| 36 | 37 | | Burns, and her husband, Andrew; to his son, John Everett |
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| 37 | 38 | | Bloomfield; to his grandson, John Kelly "Jack" Burns; to his |
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| 38 | 39 | | brother-in-law, Dexter Boone Hamon, and his wife, Susie; to Tracy |
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| 39 | 40 | | Ann Snyder; to his nieces and nephews; and to his other relatives |
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| 40 | 41 | | and many friends; and, be it further |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 43 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 43 | 44 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Boyd |
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| 44 | 45 | | Bloomfield. |
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