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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 treasure their |
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| 6 | 7 | | memories of Guy Wallace Taylor Sr. of Galveston, who died on |
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| 7 | 8 | | February 7, 2017, at the age of 84; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Guy Taylor was born in Jonah on July 13, 1932, to |
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| 9 | 10 | | Estelle and Ford Taylor; after graduating from Manor High School in |
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| 10 | 11 | | 1950, he answered his nation's call to duty and joined the U.S. |
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| 11 | 12 | | Marine Corps, serving with Able Company, First Battalion of the |
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| 12 | 13 | | Seventh Marines in Korea, where he rose to squad leader and won the |
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| 13 | 14 | | Navy Commandant Medal with Combat V for saving the lives of two of |
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| 14 | 15 | | his comrades; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Returning to civilian life, Mr. Taylor moved to |
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| 16 | 17 | | Houston, where he met and married Joan Beier; the couple shared |
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| 17 | 18 | | their lives for 58 years, and they were the proud parents of a son, |
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| 18 | 19 | | Guy Taylor Jr.; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Taylor began his career in oil-field |
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| 20 | 21 | | exploration, working for National Supply, and he went on to work for |
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| 21 | 22 | | Grant Oil Tool Company, Tuboscope, and Lamb Industries; later in |
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| 22 | 23 | | life, he established his own business, Guy Services, Inc.; in 1995, |
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| 23 | 24 | | he moved to Galveston and purchased and restored a building on Post |
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| 24 | 25 | | Office Street, the Stork Club; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, An engaged citizen, Mr. Taylor was active with the |
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| 26 | 27 | | Bernardo de Galvez Chapter No. 1 of the Sons of the American |
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| 27 | 28 | | Revolution, Spindletop International, and the Houston Livestock |
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| 28 | 29 | | Show and Rodeo; he was a member of the A/1/7 Marine Corps |
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| 29 | 30 | | Association and a former senior vice commandant of Marine Corps |
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| 30 | 31 | | League Detachment No. 668, and every evening for many years, he |
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| 31 | 32 | | played "Taps" on a bugle from the balcony of the Stork Club; in |
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| 32 | 33 | | 2015, the City of Galveston proclaimed July 23 as Guy Taylor Day, in |
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| 33 | 34 | | recognition of his patriotism and his loyalty to his fellow |
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| 34 | 35 | | veterans; and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, A devoted husband, a loving father, and a proud |
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| 36 | 37 | | marine, Guy Wallace Taylor lived a rich and purposeful life, and |
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| 37 | 38 | | although he will be deeply missed, his spirit will live on in the |
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| 38 | 39 | | hearts of all those who knew and loved him; now, 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 memory of Guy Wallace Taylor |
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| 41 | 42 | | Sr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to his many relatives and |
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| 42 | 43 | | friends; and, be 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 Guy Taylor. |
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