| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 215 |
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| 2 | 2 | | In Memory |
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| 3 | 3 | | of |
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| 4 | 4 | | Curtis Lee Evetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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| 6 | 6 | | memories of Curtis Lee Evetts of Pittsburg, Texas, who died on |
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| 7 | 7 | | November 2, 2016, at the age of 84; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Curtis Lee Evetts was born in Medicine Lodge, |
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| 9 | 9 | | Kansas, on December 1, 1931, to Tom and Lura Marshall Evetts; he was |
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| 10 | 10 | | joined in matrimony to Bobbye Evetts, and they were blessed with |
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| 11 | 11 | | three children, Curtis, Janet, and Jennifer; his family later grew |
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| 12 | 12 | | to include three grandchildren, David, Austin, and Cole, as well as |
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| 13 | 13 | | three great-grandchildren, John, Reese, and Sadie; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, A longtime resident of Pittsburg, Mr. Evetts |
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| 15 | 15 | | owned and operated the Evetts Oil Company; he was a scoutmaster |
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| 16 | 16 | | for Boy Scout Troop No. 210, and he was also active with youth |
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| 17 | 17 | | baseball, the Kiwanis Club, and other civic groups; he had been a |
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| 18 | 18 | | member of First Baptist Church in Pittsburg since 1965; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Curtis Lee Evetts lived a life that was rich in |
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| 20 | 20 | | personal and professional achievements, and he is deeply missed |
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| 21 | 21 | | by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
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| 22 | 22 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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| 23 | 23 | | Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Curtis Lee |
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| 24 | 24 | | Evetts and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his |
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| 25 | 25 | | family: to his son, Dr. Curtis A. Evetts; to his daughter, Janet |
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| 26 | 26 | | Franklin; to his grandchildren and their spouses, David and Laura |
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| 27 | 27 | | Franklin, Austin and Leslie Evetts, and Cole and Kate Evetts; to |
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| 28 | 28 | | his great-grandchildren, John Franklin, Reese Evetts, and Sadie |
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| 29 | 29 | | Evetts; to his brother, Clinton Evetts, and his wife, Rosemary; |
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| 30 | 30 | | to his sister, Lou Ella Humphrey, and her husband, Sam; and to his |
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| 31 | 31 | | other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 33 | 33 | | his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this day, it do |
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| 34 | 34 | | so in memory of Curtis Lee Evetts. |
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| 35 | 35 | | Hughes |
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| 36 | 36 | | ________________________________ |
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| 37 | 37 | | President of the Senate |
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| 38 | 38 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 39 | 39 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 40 | 40 | | the Senate on February 21, 2017, |
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| 41 | 41 | | by a rising vote. |
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| 42 | 42 | | ________________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 44 | 44 | | ________________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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