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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 are mourning the loss of Thomas |
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| 6 | 7 | | Arden Powers of Midlothian, who passed away on January 30, 2017, at |
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| 7 | 8 | | the age of 89; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, "Cotton" Powers was born to Tommy and Vennie Powers |
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| 9 | 10 | | on February 5, 1927, in Duncan, Oklahoma; he served his country as a |
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| 10 | 11 | | member of the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II; and |
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| 11 | 12 | | WHEREAS, After the war, Mr. Powers enjoyed a successful |
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| 12 | 13 | | career working for Tony Sanders Real Estate; during his more than |
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| 13 | 14 | | three decades in the business, he helped develop Mount Peak in |
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| 14 | 15 | | Jordan Run Estates, and he especially enjoyed selling ranch |
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| 15 | 16 | | properties; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Powers was the proud father of four children, |
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| 17 | 18 | | Larry, Cary, Faun, and Rachelle, and he treasured the time he spent |
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| 18 | 19 | | with his three grandchildren, Blake, Garen, and Fallon, and two |
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| 19 | 20 | | great-grandchildren, Milo and Jovie; in his leisure time, he loved |
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| 20 | 21 | | to smoke ribs and create lavish meals for groups both large and |
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| 21 | 22 | | small; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Although he will be deeply missed, the passage of |
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| 23 | 24 | | time will never diminish the joy and love that Cotton Powers brought |
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| 24 | 25 | | into the lives of all who knew him; now, therefore, be it |
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| 25 | 26 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 26 | 27 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Thomas Arden Powers |
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| 27 | 28 | | and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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| 28 | 29 | | children, Cary and Rachelle Powers and Faun Franklin; to his |
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| 29 | 30 | | grandchildren, Blake and Garen Powers and Fallon Franklin; to his |
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| 30 | 31 | | great-grandchildren, Milo and Jovie Campbell; to his sisters, Doris |
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| 31 | 32 | | Casey Nash and Laverne Keist; to his former wives, Dartha Roberts |
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| 32 | 33 | | and Wanda Yeatherman; and to his other relatives and many friends; |
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| 33 | 34 | | and, be it further |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 35 | 36 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 36 | 37 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Cotton |
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| 37 | 38 | | Powers. |
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