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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may help |
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| 6 | 7 | | comfort the family and friends of Charles Ray Wilder Sr., who passed |
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| 7 | 8 | | away on March 25, 2017, at the age of 61; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Charles Wilder was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on |
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| 9 | 10 | | February 10, 1956, to Lillian Wilder and Luther Wingard; a graduate |
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| 10 | 11 | | of Tipton Street High School in Kosciusko, Mississippi, he worked |
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| 11 | 12 | | as a brick mason, and in his leisure hours, he enjoyed dancing and |
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| 12 | 13 | | spending time outdoors hunting, fishing, and barbecuing; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Wilder shared a rewarding relationship with his |
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| 14 | 15 | | wife of 27 years, the former Beverly Terry, until her passing; |
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| 15 | 16 | | fortunate enough to find love again, he married the former Mae |
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| 16 | 17 | | Johnson on April 8, 2015; he took immense pride in his five |
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| 17 | 18 | | children, Shauntel, Kevin, Charles, Harold, and John, and his three |
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| 18 | 19 | | stepsons, Orlando, Damon, and the late Tyran Johnson, and his |
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| 19 | 20 | | family eventually grew to include two additional generations; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, A devoted husband and father and a true friend to |
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| 21 | 22 | | many, Charles Wilder treasured the richness that each day brought |
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| 22 | 23 | | during his time on this earth, and he will forever hold a special |
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| 23 | 24 | | place in the hearts of those who knew and loved him; now, therefore, |
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| 24 | 25 | | be it |
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| 25 | 26 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 26 | 27 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Charles Ray Wilder |
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| 27 | 28 | | Sr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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| 28 | 29 | | his wife, Mae Wilder; to his children, Shauntel Malone and her |
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| 29 | 30 | | husband, David, Kevin Terry and his wife, Imesia, Charles Wilder |
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| 30 | 31 | | Jr. and his wife, Artesia, Harold Wilder and his wife, Farrah, and |
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| 31 | 32 | | John Wilder; to his stepsons, Orlando and Damon Johnson; to his |
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| 32 | 33 | | grandchildren, Darius Kimbrough, Anissa, Kentavious, and Ma'Kylee |
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| 33 | 34 | | Terry, Derrick Fletcher Jr., Kaleb Malone, Seth, Chelsey, Morgan, |
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| 34 | 35 | | Jayden, Janiyah, and "Baby" Wilder, and Harold Wilder Jr.; to his |
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| 35 | 36 | | five step-grandchildren; to his great-grandson, Jeremiah Moore; to |
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| 36 | 37 | | his father, Luther Wingard, and his wife, Vernestine; to his |
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| 37 | 38 | | sisters, JoAnn Guyton, Margaret, Sharon, Wendy, Kathy, Demertha, |
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| 38 | 39 | | Mertiseen, and Ladon Wilder, Tasha Ferguson and her husband, |
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| 39 | 40 | | Kenneth, Linda Rimmer, Teresa Carter and her husband, Glenn, and |
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| 40 | 41 | | Debra, Tracy, and Trameshia Wingard; to his brothers, Ricky, Jason, |
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| 41 | 42 | | James, and Ray Wilder, and Tony, Tim, and Stacy Wingard; and to his |
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| 42 | 43 | | many other 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 Charles Ray |
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| 46 | 47 | | Wilder Sr. |
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