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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 long cherish their memories |
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| 6 | 7 | | of Donald Lewis Benton of El Paso, who passed away on July 18, 2017, |
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| 7 | 8 | | at the age of 80; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The son of Freida Ivey and Lewis Benton, Donald |
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| 9 | 10 | | Benton was born on December 29, 1936, and he was raised by his |
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| 10 | 11 | | grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Ivey, in Fabens; he graduated from |
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| 11 | 12 | | New Mexico Military Institute before continuing his education at |
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| 12 | 13 | | Texas Tech University and Sul Ross State University, where he |
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| 13 | 14 | | earned his bachelor of science and master of engineering degrees; |
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| 14 | 15 | | he completed a second master's degree at Sam Houston State |
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| 15 | 16 | | University, and he answered his nation's call to duty as a member of |
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| 16 | 17 | | the United States Army; during his two years of military service, he |
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| 17 | 18 | | was assigned to work in bioacoustic research at the Walter Reed Army |
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| 18 | 19 | | Medical Center in Washington, D.C.; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, After returning to civilian life, Mr. Benton worked |
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| 20 | 21 | | as a teacher and coach in Fort Hancock, Tornillo, Socorro, and |
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| 21 | 22 | | Clint, and he was admired by his students for his enthusiasm and |
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| 22 | 23 | | sense of humor; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Benton enjoyed the love |
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| 24 | 25 | | and support of his wife, Betty, and their treasured family, which |
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| 25 | 26 | | included his three daughters, Penny, Brenda, and Wray, and his four |
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| 26 | 27 | | stepchildren, Shawndi, Stacy, Shelly, and Scott; his life was |
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| 27 | 28 | | further enriched by his nine grandchildren and two |
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| 28 | 29 | | great-grandchildren; in his leisure hours, he was fond of fishing, |
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| 29 | 30 | | hunting, and spending time at his lake house at Elephant Butte; a |
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| 30 | 31 | | member of the Masons for more than five decades, he held the title |
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| 31 | 32 | | of Worshipful Master at his local lodge from 2006 to 2009 and also |
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| 32 | 33 | | belonged to the Grand Scottish Rite and the Grand Lodge of Texas; |
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| 33 | 34 | | and |
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| 34 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Donald Benton led a full and generous life, and |
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| 35 | 36 | | although he will be greatly missed, he will always be remembered |
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| 36 | 37 | | with deep affection by those who had the good fortune to know him; |
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| 37 | 38 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 39 | 40 | | Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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| 40 | 41 | | Donald Lewis Benton and extend sincere sympathy to the members of |
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| 41 | 42 | | his family: to his wife, Betty Benton; to his daughters, Penny |
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| 42 | 43 | | Hilliard and her husband, Michael, Brenda Prestangen and her |
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| 43 | 44 | | husband, Kyle, and Wray Jean Chavez and her husband, Adrian; to his |
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| 44 | 45 | | stepchildren, Shawndi Hickman and her husband, Grant, Stacy Smith |
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| 45 | 46 | | and her husband, Johnny, Shelly Hurley and her husband, Jared, and |
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| 46 | 47 | | Scott Smith; to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren; to his |
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| 47 | 48 | | brothers, Rodger Benton and Leonard Benton; and to his other |
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| 48 | 49 | | relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 49 | 50 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 50 | 51 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 51 | 52 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Donald |
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| 52 | 53 | | Benton. |
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