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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Residents of Lubbock are mourning the loss of |
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| 6 | 7 | | admired community leader Charley James Wasson, who passed away on |
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| 7 | 8 | | May 10, 2017, at the age of 41; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The son of Jimmy and Shirley Wasson, Charley Wasson |
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| 9 | 10 | | was born in Fritch on December 8, 1975; as a young man, he often |
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| 10 | 11 | | worked with his grandparents on the family farm, and his character |
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| 11 | 12 | | was further shaped by his participation in debate and the Boy |
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| 12 | 13 | | Scouts, where he attained the rank of Eagle Scout; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, After receiving a bachelor's degree in English and a |
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| 14 | 15 | | master's degree in sports management and marketing from Texas Tech |
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| 15 | 16 | | University, Mr. Wasson embarked on a career in cancer and hospice |
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| 16 | 17 | | care; beginning in 1999, he worked for Covenant Health, first at the |
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| 17 | 18 | | Joe Arrington Cancer Research and Treatment Center and later as the |
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| 18 | 19 | | executive director and CEO of Hospice of Lubbock and the Covenant |
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| 19 | 20 | | palliative care program; in recognition of his outstanding efforts, |
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| 20 | 21 | | he received the 2015 Values in Action Award for Justice from |
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| 21 | 22 | | Covenant Health; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Wasson contributed to his professional |
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| 23 | 24 | | community as a member of the Texas and New Mexico Hospice |
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| 24 | 25 | | Organization and the Texas Non-Profit Hospice Alliance boards; he |
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| 25 | 26 | | also held leadership roles with a number of worthy civic groups, |
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| 26 | 27 | | including Women's Protective Services; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Beloved by many for his warmth, compassion, and good |
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| 28 | 29 | | humor, Mr. Wasson was especially devoted to his nieces and nephews; |
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| 29 | 30 | | he remained loyal all his life to the Texas Tech Red Raiders, and |
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| 30 | 31 | | his other interests included photography, travel, and movies; he |
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| 31 | 32 | | was also a man of strong religious faith and a valued congregant of |
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| 32 | 33 | | First United Methodist Church; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Charley Wasson lived a caring and purposeful life, |
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| 34 | 35 | | and although his journey on this earth ended far too soon, he leaves |
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| 35 | 36 | | behind a record of service to others that will forever inspire all |
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| 36 | 37 | | those who had the good fortune to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 38 | 39 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Charley James |
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| 39 | 40 | | Wasson and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: |
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| 40 | 41 | | to his mother and stepfather, Shirley and Kent Eagle; to his |
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| 41 | 42 | | brother, Jamey Wasson, and his wife, Leslie; to his sisters, Kim |
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| 42 | 43 | | Huot and her husband, John, Shelly Biggs and her husband, Rusty, Kay |
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| 43 | 44 | | Lynn Clifford and her husband, Chris, Debbie Petersen and her |
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| 44 | 45 | | husband, Eric, and Kathy Whittenberg and her husband, Kyle; to his |
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| 45 | 46 | | nephews and nieces; and to his other relatives and many friends; |
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| 46 | 47 | | and, be it further |
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| 47 | 48 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 48 | 49 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 49 | 50 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Charley |
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| 50 | 51 | | Wasson. |
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