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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 Eugene Mallory of Mineola on August 26, 2014, at the age |
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| 7 | 8 | | of 89; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Gene Mallory was born on May 2, 1925, and after the |
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| 9 | 10 | | death of his parents, he was raised by his grandmother, Lula, and |
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| 10 | 11 | | his aunt, Ruth; following his graduation from high school, he |
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| 11 | 12 | | enrolled at Southern Methodist University, but when World War II |
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| 12 | 13 | | intervened, he left school to join the United States Army Air Corps |
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| 13 | 14 | | and was deployed to Central Europe; he went on to resume his studies |
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| 14 | 15 | | at SMU and earned a degree in business in 1948; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, During the Korean War, Mr. Mallory was again called |
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| 16 | 17 | | to serve his nation in the air force, and on completing his |
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| 17 | 18 | | enlistment, he returned to Mineola and began working as the |
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| 18 | 19 | | secretary-treasurer for Benham & Company; in 1958, he was named the |
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| 19 | 20 | | Mineola postmaster, a position he held for four years; he was |
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| 20 | 21 | | subsequently rehired by Benham & Company, where he remained until |
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| 21 | 22 | | his retirement in 1985; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, This lifelong Texan was active with a multitude of |
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| 23 | 24 | | civic groups in his community, contributing his talents as |
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| 24 | 25 | | secretary to the Mineola Memorial Library Board, the Mineola |
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| 25 | 26 | | Heritage Association, the Mineola Country Club, and the local |
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| 26 | 27 | | Rotary Club; additionally, he spent time as the Republican county |
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| 27 | 28 | | chair and president of the Tyler Camellia Society, and the Mineola |
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| 28 | 29 | | Historical Museum Board and the town's zoning board also benefited |
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| 29 | 30 | | from his membership; as a valued congregant at St. Dunstan's |
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| 30 | 31 | | Episcopal Church for many years, he taught Sunday school classes |
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| 31 | 32 | | and also served as a junior warden; and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Mallory enjoyed the |
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| 33 | 34 | | support and affection of his wife, Lou, and he was the proud father |
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| 34 | 35 | | of two children, Bill and Mary; and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Although Gene Mallory will be deeply missed, |
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| 36 | 37 | | cherished memories of time spent in his company will long endure in |
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| 37 | 38 | | the hearts of his loved ones; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 39 | 40 | | Legislature pay tribute to the memory of Eugene Mallory and extend |
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| 40 | 41 | | sincere sympathy to his wife, Lou Mallory, to his daughter, Mary |
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| 41 | 42 | | Mallory, and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 44 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 44 | 45 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Eugene |
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| 45 | 46 | | Mallory. |
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