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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 Alvin Clayton Welborn of Mount Pleasant, who passed away on |
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| 7 | 8 | | August 23, 2014, at the age of 79; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, This lifelong Texan was born on September 3, 1934, |
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| 9 | 10 | | in Princeton to William Jefferson and Vera Altha Welborn; he began |
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| 10 | 11 | | his career with State Farm Insurance in Dallas in 1953 and |
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| 11 | 12 | | eventually moved in 1985 to Mount Pleasant, where he worked as an |
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| 12 | 13 | | agent; after 51 years with State Farm, he retired in 2004; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Through the years, Mr. Welborn was active in the |
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| 14 | 15 | | communities of Princeton and Mount Pleasant; in 1968, he helped |
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| 15 | 16 | | found the Princeton Athletic Booster Club, and he further |
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| 16 | 17 | | contributed his time as an announcer at high school football games |
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| 17 | 18 | | and as an umpire and coach for Little League sports; a member of the |
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| 18 | 19 | | Lions Club since 1978, he served as a chapter president in both |
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| 19 | 20 | | cities he called home; he was an elder at the Princeton Church of |
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| 20 | 21 | | Christ and most recently at the Northridge Church of Christ in Mount |
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| 21 | 22 | | Pleasant, and he additionally had served as a member of the Mount |
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| 22 | 23 | | Pleasant Chamber of Commerce and the Optimist Club; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Welborn was sustained by |
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| 24 | 25 | | the affection and support of a fine family that included his wife of |
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| 25 | 26 | | six decades, Freida, and their children, Randy, Rhonda, Bradley, |
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| 26 | 27 | | Tammie, Jon, and Jeff; he delighted in spending time with his loved |
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| 27 | 28 | | ones, and he was also an avid hunter and fisherman; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Alvin Clayton Welborn enjoyed a life that was rich |
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| 29 | 30 | | in the intangibles that matter most, and he is deeply missed by all |
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| 30 | 31 | | those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 32 | 33 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Alvin Clayton |
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| 33 | 34 | | Welborn and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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| 34 | 35 | | his wife, Freida Welborn; to his children, Randy Welborn and his |
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| 35 | 36 | | wife, Carrie, Rhonda Hawkins and her husband, Ray, Bradley Welborn |
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| 36 | 37 | | and his wife, Danielle, Tammie Lewis and her husband, Doug, Jon |
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| 37 | 38 | | Welborn and his wife, Carol, and Jeff Welborn and his wife, Monica; |
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| 38 | 39 | | to his brother, Doyle Welborn, and his wife, Mary Lou; to his |
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| 39 | 40 | | sister-in-law, Betty Welborn; to his 16 grandchildren and 15 |
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| 40 | 41 | | great-grandchildren; and to his other relatives and friends; and, |
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| 41 | 42 | | 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 Alvin |
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| 45 | 46 | | Clayton Welborn. |
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