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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 remain to comfort the |
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| 6 | 7 | | family and friends of James Dewey Welch of Mabank, who passed away |
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| 7 | 8 | | on March 15, 2019, at the age of 88; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, James Welch was born in Caddo, Oklahoma, on |
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| 9 | 10 | | September 14, 1930, to Clyde and Beautrice Welch, and he grew up |
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| 10 | 11 | | with the companionship of a brother, Leslie, and two sisters, |
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| 11 | 12 | | Pauline and Wanda; he answered his nation's call to duty by joining |
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| 12 | 13 | | the U.S. Navy, and following his military service, he earned a |
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| 13 | 14 | | master's degree in education from Southeastern Oklahoma State |
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| 14 | 15 | | University; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Welch was a longtime educator who taught at |
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| 16 | 17 | | several schools in Weslaco and Mesquite, where he touched the lives |
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| 17 | 18 | | of many students; after completing his career, he served as a member |
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| 18 | 19 | | of the Texas Retired Teachers Association and the Mesquite |
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| 19 | 20 | | Association of Retired School Employees; moreover, he was a valued |
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| 20 | 21 | | congregant of the Beacon Church of Christ, and in his leisure time, |
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| 21 | 22 | | he enjoyed pursuing his favorite hobby, fishing; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, A caring family man, Mr. Welch shared more than 63 |
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| 23 | 24 | | years of marriage with the love of his life, Sue Welch, and he was |
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| 24 | 25 | | the proud father of four children, Larry, Randy, Susan, and Danny; |
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| 25 | 26 | | he later experienced the joy of welcoming into his family six |
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| 26 | 27 | | grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, James Welch is deeply missed, and he will long be |
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| 28 | 29 | | remembered with warmth and affection by all who were fortunate |
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| 29 | 30 | | enough to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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| 30 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 31 | 32 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of James Dewey Welch |
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| 32 | 33 | | and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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| 33 | 34 | | wife, Sue Welch; to his children, Larry Welch and his wife, Deborah, |
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| 34 | 35 | | Randy Welch and his wife, Robin, and Susan Coleman and her husband, |
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| 35 | 36 | | David; to his grandchildren, Tierra Herrera, Raini Estrada, |
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| 36 | 37 | | Madeline Welch, Makenna Welch, Kyle Vyers, and Kristen Vyers; to |
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| 37 | 38 | | his great-grandchildren, Soren, Tessa, and Stormi; to his sister, |
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| 38 | 39 | | Wanda Pierce; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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| 39 | 40 | | further |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 42 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 42 | 43 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of James |
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| 43 | 44 | | Welch. |
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