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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The city of Graham lost an esteemed civic leader |
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| 6 | 7 | | with the passing of Spencer Boyd Street III on July 29, 2016, at the |
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| 7 | 8 | | age of 49; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The son of Spencer Street Jr. and Carole Street, |
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| 9 | 10 | | Spencer Street III was born on November 8, 1966, in Fort Worth; |
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| 10 | 11 | | following his graduation from Graham High School, he completed his |
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| 11 | 12 | | bachelor's degree at Trinity University, where he was a member of |
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| 12 | 13 | | the Bengal Lancers fraternity and the school's football team; he |
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| 13 | 14 | | later received a master's degree in petroleum geology from the |
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| 14 | 15 | | University of Southwestern Louisiana and went on to own and operate |
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| 15 | 16 | | the oil and gas enterprise S. B. Street and Company; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, A dedicated public servant, Mr. Street was in his |
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| 17 | 18 | | third term on the Graham City Council and held the office of mayor |
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| 18 | 19 | | pro tempore at the time of his passing; he was a member of the Graham |
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| 19 | 20 | | Rotary Club, and he was also an Eagle Scout and a scoutmaster; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Street married the former Joni Watson on June |
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| 21 | 22 | | 24, 2006, and the couple became the proud parents of three |
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| 22 | 23 | | daughters, Gracie, Ava, and Tinka, and a son, Spencer; sustained by |
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| 23 | 24 | | a deep and abiding faith, Mr. Street attended the First United |
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| 24 | 25 | | Methodist Church in Graham; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Spencer Street was a devoted family man and a |
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| 26 | 27 | | significant asset to his community, and his commitment to his loved |
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| 27 | 28 | | ones and to the city of Graham will be remembered and admired for |
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| 28 | 29 | | years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 30 | 31 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Spencer Boyd Street |
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| 31 | 32 | | III and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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| 32 | 33 | | wife, Joni Street; to his daughters, Gracie, Ava, and Tinka Street; |
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| 33 | 34 | | to his son, Spencer Street IV; to his mother, Carole Street; to his |
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| 34 | 35 | | sisters, Susan Skidmore and her husband, Roger, Mary Street, and |
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| 35 | 36 | | Sarah Curd and her husband, Bo; to his aunts, Louise Witkowski and |
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| 36 | 37 | | Marjorie Cummings; to his uncles, Buddy Grisham and his wife, |
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| 37 | 38 | | Suzette, and Gail Grisham; and to his other relatives and many |
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| 38 | 39 | | friends; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 41 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 41 | 42 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Spencer |
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| 42 | 43 | | Street. |
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