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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 forever treasure their |
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| 6 | 7 | | memories of Oris G. Green of Houston, who died on March 4, 2015, at |
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| 7 | 8 | | the age of 71; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Oris Green was born in Houston's Fifth Ward on |
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| 9 | 10 | | January 13, 1944, to Oris Green Sr. and Katie Green; after |
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| 10 | 11 | | graduating from Phillis Wheatley High School, he received a |
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| 11 | 12 | | football scholarship from Southern University in Baton Rouge, |
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| 12 | 13 | | Louisiana, where he earned a bachelor's degree in business |
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| 13 | 14 | | administration and served in the U.S. Army Reserve; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Green and his wife, Alma, shared a rewarding |
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| 15 | 16 | | marriage spanning many years together until his passing, and he was |
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| 16 | 17 | | the proud father of three daughters, Yolanda, Deneitra, and |
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| 17 | 18 | | Stephanie; later in life, he was blessed with seven grandchildren |
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| 18 | 19 | | and a great-grandchild; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, After graduating from college, Mr. Green moved with |
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| 20 | 21 | | his family to Dallas, where he became the first African American |
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| 21 | 22 | | marketing representative for the Southwest District of Mobil Oil; |
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| 22 | 23 | | he went on to work for Fox and Jacobs Homes and Xerox, and in 1975, |
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| 23 | 24 | | he returned to Houston, where he worked for Southern Pacific |
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| 24 | 25 | | Railroad and ran his own company, Green's Iron Work and Burglar |
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| 25 | 26 | | Bars; he was also employed by the Aldine Independent School |
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| 26 | 27 | | District and retired from the district as superintendent for school |
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| 27 | 28 | | expansion and improvements; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, A man of strong religious faith, Mr. Green was a |
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| 29 | 30 | | longtime member of Sloan Memorial United Methodist Church, where he |
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| 30 | 31 | | served as a trustee and a member of the United Methodist Men; in |
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| 31 | 32 | | addition, he ministered to men with cancer at the Life (Cancer) |
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| 32 | 33 | | Ministry of Windsor Village United Methodist Church; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Green was an expert cook who often raised money |
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| 34 | 35 | | for his church with his popular barbecue and fish fry dinners, and |
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| 35 | 36 | | he was an enthusiastic and expert gardener who delighted in sharing |
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| 36 | 37 | | his homegrown produce with his family, his friends, and people in |
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| 37 | 38 | | need; and |
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| 38 | 39 | | WHEREAS, Oris Green lived a rich and purposeful life, and |
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| 39 | 40 | | memories of his warmth, compassion, and concern for others will |
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| 40 | 41 | | continue to inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, |
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| 41 | 42 | | 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 Oris G. Green and |
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| 44 | 45 | | extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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| 45 | 46 | | wife, Alma Green; to his mother, Katie Green; to his daughters, |
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| 46 | 47 | | Yolanda Hempstead Brown, Deneitra Hutchinson and her husband, Jeff, |
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| 47 | 48 | | and Stephanie Lee; to his sister, Maudell Simon, and her husband, |
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| 48 | 49 | | Junius; to his grandchildren, Paul Brown, Shallanie Martin, Braxton |
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| 49 | 50 | | Scott, Christopher, Cameron, and Noah Hutchinson, and Nicholas Lee; |
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| 50 | 51 | | to his great-grandson, C. J. Martin; to his nephew, Junius Simon; |
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| 51 | 52 | | and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 52 | 53 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 53 | 54 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 54 | 55 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Oris |
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| 55 | 56 | | G. Green. |
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