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| 4 | 4 | | SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The State of Texas lost an admired public servant |
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| 6 | 6 | | with the untimely death of Dana Sean Shurtleff of Georgetown on July |
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| 7 | 7 | | 30, 2016, at the age of 34; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born in Fort Worth on May 26, 1982, Sean Shurtleff |
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| 9 | 9 | | was the son of Dana Charles Shurtleff and Paula Clark; he attended |
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| 10 | 10 | | Dallas Baptist University, where he met his future wife, Anna, and |
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| 11 | 11 | | went on to graduate from John Brown University with honors; in 2007, |
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| 12 | 12 | | he earned a master's degree in government with honors from Regent |
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| 13 | 13 | | University; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Shurtleff joined the Texas Sunset Advisory |
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| 15 | 15 | | Commission as a policy analyst in September 2009, and he was |
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| 16 | 16 | | involved in significant reviews of many state agencies, including |
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| 17 | 17 | | the Public Utility Commission, Texas Commission on Environmental |
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| 18 | 18 | | Quality, Texas Lottery Commission, and Department of Assistive and |
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| 19 | 19 | | Rehabilitative Services; he was project manager of the Sunset |
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| 20 | 20 | | review of the Office of Fire Fighters' Pension Commissioner, which |
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| 21 | 21 | | resulted in the abolishment of that office in 2013, and although the |
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| 22 | 22 | | process was at times contentious, he handled it with characteristic |
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| 23 | 23 | | professionalism and grace; most recently, he managed reviews of the |
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| 24 | 24 | | State Bar and the Board of Law Examiners, and even while battling |
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| 25 | 25 | | cancer, he continued to focus diligently on those projects; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Throughout his tenure with the commission, |
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| 27 | 27 | | Mr. Shurtleff demonstrated a steadfast commitment to his |
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| 28 | 28 | | responsibilities and to his coworkers, who especially admired his |
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| 29 | 29 | | dogged enthusiasm for making government work better; he was always |
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| 30 | 30 | | thoughtful and supportive, whether stepping in to help with a |
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| 31 | 31 | | pressing assignment or lending a friendly hand with a car repair or |
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| 32 | 32 | | a move; his infectious smile brightened the days of all he |
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| 33 | 33 | | encountered, and he maintained a remarkably positive attitude even |
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| 34 | 34 | | during his illness; he worried most about the impact his challenges |
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| 35 | 35 | | would have on others, and his parting advice to his colleagues was |
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| 36 | 36 | | "Hang in there, stay the course, and be kind to one another"; and |
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| 37 | 37 | | WHEREAS, A devoted husband, Mr. Shurtleff shared a rewarding |
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| 38 | 38 | | 11-year marriage with his wife, Anna, and he took great pride in his |
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| 39 | 39 | | son, William, and daughter, Elizabeth; sustained by an unwavering |
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| 40 | 40 | | faith, he was an active member of Grace Covenant Church in Austin; |
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| 41 | 41 | | in his leisure time, he avidly followed the Rangers and Cowboys, and |
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| 42 | 42 | | he loved science fiction, especially Star Trek and Star Wars, as |
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| 43 | 43 | | well as comic book heroes, particularly Superman; and |
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| 44 | 44 | | WHEREAS, Sean Shurtleff set an inspiring example through his |
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| 45 | 45 | | generosity, compassion, and dedication to public service, and he is |
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| 46 | 46 | | deeply missed by all who were fortunate enough to know him; now, |
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| 47 | 47 | | therefore, be it |
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| 48 | 48 | | RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 49 | 49 | | hereby pay tribute to the life of Dana Sean Shurtleff and extend |
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| 50 | 50 | | sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; and, be it further |
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| 51 | 51 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 52 | 52 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 53 | 53 | | Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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| 54 | 54 | | Sean Shurtleff. |
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