Texas 2017 - 85th 1st C.S.

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 5
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	James W. Vaughan
5	5	WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their
6	6	memories of James W. Vaughan of Clarksville, who died on May 29,
7	7	2017, at the age of 95; and
8	8	WHEREAS, "Buddy" Vaughan was born in Clarksville on
9	9	October 15, 1921, to Mack and Areetta Hart Vaughan; he graduated
10	10	from Clarksville High School in 1938 and attended Paris Junior
11	11	College, where he was student council president and participated
12	12	in track and tennis; he also discovered a lifelong passion for
13	13	flying at Paris Junior College and went on to take advanced
14	14	flight instruction at Love Field in Dallas; and
15	15	WHEREAS, During World War II, Mr. Vaughan served in the
16	16	United States Navy as a combat pilot aboard the aircraft carrier
17	17	USS Shangri-La; after the war, he flew with the Naval Reserve
18	18	while attending North Texas State University and The University
19	19	of Texas at Austin; he returned to active duty during the Korean
20	20	War, testing air-to-air missiles as a jet pilot; and
21	21	WHEREAS, Leaving the navy at the rank of lieutenant
22	22	commander, Mr. Vaughan returned to Clarksville, where he owned an
23	23	insurance agency and then served as manager of the Clarksville
24	24	Chamber of Commerce, as personnel director of the Baker and
25	25	Taylor Company, and as personnel director and company pilot for
26	26	Piggly Wiggly; he worked as a personnel consultant until his
27	27	retirement in 1998; and
28	28	WHEREAS, Mr. Vaughan was president of the local Rotary Club
29	29	and chamber of commerce, secretary of the Red River County
30	30	Industrial Foundation, and a member of the Agricultural
31	31	Improvement Association; he played a leading role in the
32	32	development of the industrial park, the county airport, and the
33	33	Langford Lake project; he was a member of the American Legion,
34	34	the VFW, and the McKenzie Memorial United Methodist Church; in
35	35	1985, he received the George F. Sunkel Award for his outstanding
36	36	community service; and
37	37	WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Vaughan enjoyed the love
38	38	and support of his wife, the former Joan Sims, with whom he shared
39	39	six decades of marriage; they were the proud parents of two
40	40	children, James Vaughan Jr. and Clare Vaughan Rainey, and over
41	41	the years, Mr. Vaughan had the pleasure of welcoming two
42	42	grandchildren, Chris and Jennifer, and four great-grandchildren,
43	43	Madison, Cason, Cash, and Channing, into his family; and
44	44	WHEREAS, A dedicated community leader and proud military
45	45	veteran, Buddy Vaughan lived a rich and purposeful life, and he
46	46	will forever be a source of inspiration to those he leaves behind;
47	47	now, therefore, be it
48	48	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
49	49	Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory
50	50	of James W. Vaughan and extend condolences to his loved ones;
51	51	and, be it further
52	52	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
53	53	his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this day, it do
54	54	so in memory of Buddy Vaughan.
55	55	Hughes
56	56	________________________________
57	57	President of the Senate
58	58	I hereby certify that the
59	59	above Resolution was adopted by
60	60	the Senate on July 18, 2017, by a
61	61	rising vote.
62	62	________________________________
63	63	Secretary of the Senate
64	64	________________________________
65	65	Member, Texas Senate