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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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| 6 | 7 | | meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends |
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| 7 | 8 | | of Theodore Woodrow Rye Jr. of Quitman, who passed away on September |
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| 8 | 9 | | 9, 2014, at the age of 69; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The oldest of four children, Ted Rye was born in Fort |
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| 10 | 11 | | Worth on May 29, 1945, to Bobbie Rye and Ted W. Rye Sr.; he |
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| 11 | 12 | | graduated from L. D. Bell High School in 1963 and went on to attend |
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| 12 | 13 | | the University of North Texas, where he met his future wife, Jan, in |
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| 13 | 14 | | 1966; the couple moved in 1975 to Quitman, which would become their |
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| 14 | 15 | | permanent home; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Rye served in the United States Navy during the |
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| 16 | 17 | | Vietnam War; after returning stateside, he earned a degree in |
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| 17 | 18 | | marketing from Texas Wesleyan University in 1970; he went on to |
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| 18 | 19 | | enjoy a successful career with Walls Industries that spanned more |
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| 19 | 20 | | than 35 years as a sales and marketing specialist for the company's |
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| 20 | 21 | | industrial and outdoor clothing division; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Rye was an enthusiastic outdoorsman who |
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| 22 | 23 | | volunteered for many years with the Boy Scouts of America; he was a |
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| 23 | 24 | | scoutmaster for Troop No. 36 in Quitman and was a member of the |
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| 24 | 25 | | Tyler District Committee and co-chair of the East Texas Area |
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| 25 | 26 | | Council; in 1995, he was appointed to the National Camp Inspection |
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| 26 | 27 | | Team, and in 1996, he received the highest volunteer award given by |
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| 27 | 28 | | the organization, the Silver Beaver Medal; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, A man of many talents and interests, Mr. Rye enjoyed |
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| 29 | 30 | | fishing and playing golf and established area records in both |
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| 30 | 31 | | sports; he was also a pilot and an accomplished horseman and member |
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| 31 | 32 | | of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, competing as a calf |
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| 32 | 33 | | roper at rodeos nationwide; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Ted Rye will |
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| 34 | 35 | | long remember this accomplished man for his zest for life and for |
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| 35 | 36 | | his kind and caring ways, and he will forever hold a treasured place |
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| 36 | 37 | | in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 38 | 39 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Ted Rye Jr. and |
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| 39 | 40 | | extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his mother, |
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| 40 | 41 | | Bobbie Rye; to his former wife, Jan Rye; to his son, Tate Rye; to his |
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| 41 | 42 | | grandson, Spencer Rye; to his sister, Kathy Totsch; and to his other |
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| 42 | 43 | | relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 43 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 45 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 45 | 46 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ted Rye. |
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