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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A full and productive life drew to a close with the |
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| 6 | 7 | | passing of Glen Clay Richardson of Sonora on October 4, 2016, at the |
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| 7 | 8 | | age of 90; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The son of Verlew and Esther Richardson, Glen |
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| 9 | 10 | | Richardson was born in Sonora on December 2, 1925; he graduated from |
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| 10 | 11 | | Sonora High School and went on to attend Texas A&M University, where |
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| 11 | 12 | | he was a member of the Corps of Cadets, the Aggie Band, and the |
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| 12 | 13 | | livestock judging team; moreover, he excelled in track and field |
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| 13 | 14 | | and won the conference high jump championship; coming of age during |
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| 14 | 15 | | World War II, he interrupted his education to enlist in the United |
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| 15 | 16 | | States Navy, and after serving his country, he completed his |
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| 16 | 17 | | bachelor's degree in animal husbandry; he made many lasting |
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| 17 | 18 | | friendships during his years at A&M; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Richardson taught classes at the Texas A&M |
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| 19 | 20 | | Adjunct campus in Junction and began ranching in Edwards County; in |
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| 20 | 21 | | 1954, he married the love of his life, the former Rosalie Friend; |
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| 21 | 22 | | they were blessed with twin sons, Wade and Wesley, and their family |
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| 22 | 23 | | later grew to include three grandchildren, Kyle, Clay, and Codi, as |
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| 23 | 24 | | well as great-grandchildren, West, Sailor, Kyle, Brynn, and Walker; |
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| 24 | 25 | | friendly and generous to all, the Richardsons welcomed countless |
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| 25 | 26 | | guests to their Rocksprings Ranch through the years, particularly |
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| 26 | 27 | | at their annual Fourth of July weekend gathering; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, For a half century, Mr. Richardson devoted himself |
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| 28 | 29 | | to refining his Hereford cattle and Angora goat herds, and he took |
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| 29 | 30 | | special pride in marketing his Champion F-1 Braford heifers at |
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| 30 | 31 | | select sales across the state; he was a member of the Texas Sheep |
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| 31 | 32 | | and Goat Raisers Association and the Texas and Southwestern Cattle |
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| 32 | 33 | | Raisers Association; a respected member of the community, he served |
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| 33 | 34 | | as a trustee of the Federal Land Bank and Sonora Bank, and he was a |
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| 34 | 35 | | lifelong member of the Sonora First United Methodist Church; and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Glen Richardson treasured the time he spent in the |
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| 36 | 37 | | company of his family and friends, and those he leaves behind will |
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| 37 | 38 | | forever cherish their memories of this kind and caring man; now, |
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| 38 | 39 | | therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 40 | 41 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Glen Clay Richardson |
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| 41 | 42 | | and extend deepest condolences to all who mourn his passing; and, be |
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| 42 | 43 | | 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 Glen Clay |
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| 46 | 47 | | Richardson. |
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