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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help comfort the |
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| 6 | 7 | | loved ones of Larry Wayne Corbin of Lubbock, who passed away on June |
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| 7 | 8 | | 3, 2018, at the age of 79; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Larry Corbin was born in Duncan, Oklahoma, on |
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| 9 | 10 | | December 2, 1938, to Howard and Naomi Corbin; he was a standout |
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| 10 | 11 | | basketball player at Levelland High School, and after graduating, |
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| 11 | 12 | | he attended West Texas State University on a basketball |
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| 12 | 13 | | scholarship; on August 17, 1958, he exchanged wedding vows with the |
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| 13 | 14 | | former Jackie Roberts, who was his devoted partner in life |
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| 14 | 15 | | throughout nearly six decades of marriage; they became the loving |
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| 15 | 16 | | parents of three children, Ken, Kirk, and Kay, and also shared in |
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| 16 | 17 | | the joy of welcoming into their family five grandchildren, Allen, |
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| 17 | 18 | | Rebecca, Howard, Jack, and Holt, and two great-grandchildren, |
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| 18 | 19 | | Keller and Kamden; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Corbin moved with his wife to Lubbock in 1958 |
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| 20 | 21 | | and joined the family-owned radio station KLLL-AM; by 1970, he was |
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| 21 | 22 | | the sole owner of the station, and he soon thereafter converted it |
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| 22 | 23 | | to FM and adopted a full-time country format, a rarity at the time; |
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| 23 | 24 | | although he sold KLLL-FM in the late 1970s, his influence on the |
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| 24 | 25 | | station helped make it one of the most successful in Lubbock |
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| 25 | 26 | | history, and it remains a heritage station to this day; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Relocating to Alto, New Mexico, in 1984, Mr. Corbin |
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| 27 | 28 | | operated a financial advisory office and enjoyed many memorable |
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| 28 | 29 | | years in the village; in 2001, he and Mrs. Corbin returned to |
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| 29 | 30 | | Lubbock, where he continued working as a financial advisor and |
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| 30 | 31 | | spent the last 13 years with Prospera Financial Services; he shared |
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| 31 | 32 | | with his wife a fondness for traveling and art collecting, and he |
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| 32 | 33 | | always loved telling a good story; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, A caring husband, father, and grandfather and a true |
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| 34 | 35 | | and loyal friend, Larry Wayne Corbin will be deeply missed, and he |
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| 35 | 36 | | will forever be remembered with deep affection by all who held him |
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| 36 | 37 | | close to their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 38 | 39 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Larry Wayne Corbin and |
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| 39 | 40 | | extend sincere sympathy to those who mourn his passing; and, be it |
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| 40 | 41 | | further |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 43 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 43 | 44 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Larry Wayne |
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| 44 | 45 | | Corbin. |
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