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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A life lived with joy and enthusiasm drew to a close |
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| 6 | 7 | | with the passing of Teddy Lee Stewart of Dripping Springs on |
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| 7 | 8 | | December 17, 2014, at the age of 67; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born to Kenneth and Josephine Stewart on July 30, |
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| 9 | 10 | | 1947, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Ted Stewart moved to Odessa with |
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| 10 | 11 | | his family at an early age; he was a standout athlete at Permian |
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| 11 | 12 | | High School before enrolling at Odessa Junior College and capturing |
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| 12 | 13 | | a National Junior College Championship as a member of the school's |
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| 13 | 14 | | track and field squad; he went on to earn an athletic scholarship to |
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| 14 | 15 | | attend the University of Alabama, where he received his bachelor's |
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| 15 | 16 | | degree in chemistry and biology; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, A successful businessman and entrepreneur, |
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| 17 | 18 | | Mr. Stewart started his own construction company in Odessa and |
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| 18 | 19 | | eventually expanded his interests in real estate development to |
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| 19 | 20 | | include infrastructure projects across the state and nation, as |
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| 20 | 21 | | well as overseas; he established a number of prosperous enterprises |
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| 21 | 22 | | throughout his career, such as the Armadillo Boring Company, Great |
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| 22 | 23 | | Plains Water Supply, Capitan Enterprises, and Capitol Trencher, |
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| 23 | 24 | | among others; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Stewart was joined in marriage to the former |
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| 25 | 26 | | Suzanne Miller, and they shared four and a half decades together; he |
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| 26 | 27 | | was the proud father of four children, Joseph, Jamison, Julianna, |
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| 27 | 28 | | and Hunter, and he eventually knew the joy of welcoming into his |
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| 28 | 29 | | family 10 grandchildren; in his leisure time, he enjoyed sailing, |
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| 29 | 30 | | skiing, hiking, and myriad other outdoor activities, as well as |
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| 30 | 31 | | pursuing his passion for music and songwriting; and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Stewart shared his time and talents with a |
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| 32 | 33 | | number of worthwhile organizations, including Heart Gift, the Boy |
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| 33 | 34 | | Scouts of America, the Texas Heritage Songwriters Association, the |
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| 34 | 35 | | Texas Heart Institute, and the Texas Commission on the Arts; |
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| 35 | 36 | | moreover, Mr. Stewart was a longtime advocate for private |
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| 36 | 37 | | landowners and property rights in the State of Texas; and |
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| 37 | 38 | | WHEREAS, A man who derived great pleasure from new challenges |
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| 38 | 39 | | and adventures, Ted Stewart lived life to the fullest, and he will |
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| 39 | 40 | | forever be a source of inspiration to those he leaves behind; now, |
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| 40 | 41 | | therefore, be it |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 42 | 43 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Teddy Lee Stewart |
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| 43 | 44 | | and extend sincere condolences to his family: to his wife, Suzy |
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| 44 | 45 | | Stewart; to his children, Joseph Stewart and his wife, Allison, |
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| 45 | 46 | | Jamison Stewart, Julianna Tinney and her husband, Brad, and Hunter |
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| 46 | 47 | | Stewart and his wife, Megan; to his grandchildren, Abigail, |
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| 47 | 48 | | Harrison, Emma, Madeline, Amelia, and Lila Stewart, and Townsend, |
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| 48 | 49 | | Theodore, Miller, and Baker Tinney; to his sister, Susan Scherra, |
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| 49 | 50 | | and her husband, David; to his brother, Gary Stewart, and his wife, |
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| 50 | 51 | | Vicki; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it |
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| 51 | 52 | | 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 Ted |
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| 55 | 56 | | Stewart. |
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