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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 cherish their |
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| 6 | 7 | | memories of Robert David Fields of Sandia, who passed away on April |
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| 7 | 8 | | 18, 2017, at the age of 63; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The son of Dan and Joyce Fields, David Fields was |
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| 9 | 10 | | born in Denver City on October 24, 1953; after graduating from high |
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| 10 | 11 | | school, he attended Southwest Texas State University and then Texas |
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| 11 | 12 | | Tech University; and |
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| 12 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Fields enjoyed a long and fulfilling career in |
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| 13 | 14 | | the cotton industry, working at the Acuff McClung Co-op Gin and the |
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| 14 | 15 | | Plains Cotton Cooperative Association before becoming president |
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| 15 | 16 | | and CEO of Gulf Compress in Corpus Christi; moreover, he benefited |
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| 16 | 17 | | his profession as president of the Texas Agricultural Cooperative |
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| 17 | 18 | | Council and as a member of the South Texas Cotton and Grain |
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| 18 | 19 | | Producers Association and the Cotton Growers Warehouse |
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| 19 | 20 | | Association; in recognition of his accomplishments, he was named |
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| 20 | 21 | | both Cooperator of the Year and Warehouseman of the Year by the |
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| 21 | 22 | | Texas Cotton Association; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Fields was supported by |
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| 23 | 24 | | the love and encouragement of his wife, Leasa, and he took |
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| 24 | 25 | | tremendous pride in his two children, Jacob and Luci; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, David Fields lived a life that was rich in personal |
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| 26 | 27 | | and professional achievements, and he will long be remembered with |
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| 27 | 28 | | admiration and affection by all who knew him; now, therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 29 | 30 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Robert David Fields |
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| 30 | 31 | | and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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| 31 | 32 | | wife, Leasa Fields; to his children, Jacob Fields and Luci Edwards |
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| 32 | 33 | | and her husband, Kyle; to his parents, Dan and Joyce Fields; to his |
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| 33 | 34 | | sisters, Danna Dewlen and her husband, Robert, and Deborah Savage |
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| 34 | 35 | | and her husband, Jack; and to his other relatives and many friends; |
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| 35 | 36 | | and, be it further |
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| 36 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 37 | 38 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 38 | 39 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Robert |
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| 39 | 40 | | David Fields. |
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