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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 Nacogdoches lost an esteemed leader with |
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| 6 | 7 | | the death of former mayor A. L. Mangham on November 22, 2016, at the |
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| 7 | 8 | | age of 93; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born in Nacogdoches County to Alonzo Livingston |
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| 9 | 10 | | Mangham Sr. and Gladys Skeeters Mangham on December 17, 1922, A. L. |
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| 10 | 11 | | Mangham enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1939; two years later, he was |
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| 11 | 12 | | stationed at the Boston Navy Yard when he heard the news of the |
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| 12 | 13 | | attack on Pearl Harbor, and he went on to serve in the 4th Marine |
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| 13 | 14 | | Division as a navy corpsman, tending to his wounded comrades; he |
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| 14 | 15 | | took part in two combat landings in the South Pacific, earning a |
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| 15 | 16 | | Silver Star and Purple Heart; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Mangham continued to serve in the military |
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| 17 | 18 | | following the war, and he retired after 24 years; in the 1960s, he |
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| 18 | 19 | | returned to Nacogdoches and began a career in banking that |
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| 19 | 20 | | eventually led to his becoming CEO and president of Fredonia State |
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| 20 | 21 | | Bank; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, For 13 years in the 1970s and early 1980s, |
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| 22 | 23 | | Mr. Mangham served as mayor of Nacogdoches, and he played a crucial |
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| 23 | 24 | | role in supporting the city's economic development and in |
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| 24 | 25 | | maintaining a business-friendly environment; he provided crucial |
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| 25 | 26 | | assistance in the reopening of the Hotel Fredonia and in the |
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| 26 | 27 | | development of Lake Nacogdoches, and he was a founding board member |
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| 27 | 28 | | of Nacogdoches Medical Center; in recognition of his leadership, |
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| 28 | 29 | | the A. L. Mangham Jr. Regional Airport was named in his honor; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Dedicated to his country and his community, A. L. |
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| 30 | 31 | | Mangham lived his life with integrity and with an unwavering |
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| 31 | 32 | | commitment to serving his fellow citizens, and he leaves behind a |
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| 32 | 33 | | legacy of good works that will forever inspire all who had the good |
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| 33 | 34 | | fortune to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of A. L. Mangham and |
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| 36 | 37 | | extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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| 37 | 38 | | Nancy Mangham; to his children, Craig Mangham, Cheri McGuire and |
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| 38 | 39 | | her husband, Joe, and Christi Mangham; to his stepchildren, Arthur |
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| 39 | 40 | | Speck Jr. and his wife, Elizabeth, and Virginia Amason and her |
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| 40 | 41 | | husband, Bert; to his grandsons, Christopher and Aaron; to his |
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| 41 | 42 | | stepgrandchildren, Cathryn, Arthur, Emily, Edith, and Gilbert; to |
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| 42 | 43 | | his nephew, Charles; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be |
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| 43 | 44 | | 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 his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 46 | 47 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of A. L. |
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| 47 | 48 | | Mangham. |
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