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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Gus Cargile Jr. of Corpus Christi is celebrating his |
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| 6 | 7 | | 95th birthday on July 31, 2017, and this occasion provides a welcome |
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| 7 | 8 | | opportunity for family and friends to express the love and |
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| 8 | 9 | | affection they hold for him; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Born in Corpus Christi in 1922, Gus Cargile opened |
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| 10 | 11 | | his own store when he was only 11 and sold snow cones and candy on |
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| 11 | 12 | | the weekends; he set up a fireworks stand for the Fourth of July and |
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| 12 | 13 | | New Year's as well, and while a student at Corpus Christi High |
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| 13 | 14 | | School, he worked for his father at Gus Cargile Lumber Company; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Following graduation, Mr. Cargile attended Texas |
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| 15 | 16 | | A&M University and went on to enlist in the United States Navy in |
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| 16 | 17 | | 1942; commissioned as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps |
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| 17 | 18 | | the following year, he became a pilot and squadron flight |
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| 18 | 19 | | instructor, and after World War II, he continued to serve in the |
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| 19 | 20 | | Marine Reserve until 1952, attaining the rank of captain; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, In the early part of his career, Mr. Cargile was a |
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| 21 | 22 | | pilot for Earl P. Halliburton; he later founded five businesses, |
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| 22 | 23 | | Coastal Bend Manufacturing Company, Nueces Pallet Company, |
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| 23 | 24 | | Jalapeno Steel Company, Saxet Gun Shows, and Corpus Christi Gold |
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| 24 | 25 | | Mine; in addition, after working for Industrial Fabricators and |
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| 25 | 26 | | Mill Supply for five years, he bought the shop in 1970 and built it |
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| 26 | 27 | | into one of the largest in the area; he passed ownership to the next |
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| 27 | 28 | | generation in 1984, but the following year, he opened the |
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| 28 | 29 | | Swap-A-Rama flea market, which he continues to run today, while |
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| 29 | 30 | | also consulting for Industrial Fabricators and Saxet Gun Shows; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Cargile married the former Ada Gary, and they |
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| 31 | 32 | | became the proud parents of seven children, Gary, Laura, Caroline, |
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| 32 | 33 | | Mary Claire, Gus, John, and Ada; today, he enjoys spending time with |
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| 33 | 34 | | his 12 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren; also an avid |
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| 34 | 35 | | traveler, he has visited 70 countries on 6 continents, and his next |
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| 35 | 36 | | adventure will be a trip to Thailand; and |
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| 36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, Meeting life's challenges with resilience, |
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| 37 | 38 | | optimism, and determination, Gus Cargile is an inspiration to many |
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| 38 | 39 | | people, and he holds a special place in the hearts of all who are |
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| 39 | 40 | | privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 41 | 42 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Gus Cargile on his 95th birthday |
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| 42 | 43 | | and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, |
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| 43 | 44 | | be it further |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 46 | | prepared for Mr. Cargile as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 46 | 47 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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