| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Family, friends, and colleagues will forever |
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| 6 | 7 | | cherish their memories of Dewey Douglas Stockbridge of Alpine, who |
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| 7 | 8 | | died on August 8, 2020, at the age of 36; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born in Fredericksburg on November 16, 1983, to |
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| 9 | 10 | | Randy and Connie Stockbridge, Dewey Stockbridge grew up with the |
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| 10 | 11 | | companionship of a sister, Leslie; he excelled as both a student and |
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| 11 | 12 | | as a multi-sport athlete at Mason High School, where he played on |
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| 12 | 13 | | the football, basketball, and baseball teams and developed his |
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| 13 | 14 | | lifelong passion for golf; after graduating from Mason High in |
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| 14 | 15 | | 2002, he attended Texas A&M University and earned his degree in |
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| 15 | 16 | | wildlife and fisheries sciences in 2006; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Stockbridge first worked as a wildlife |
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| 17 | 18 | | technician for the Black Gap Wildlife Management Area; there, he |
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| 18 | 19 | | was involved in habitat restoration and conservation efforts for |
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| 19 | 20 | | desert bighorn sheep in Far West Texas, a cause that became very |
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| 20 | 21 | | dear to his heart; after a few years, he was promoted to the |
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| 21 | 22 | | position of wildlife biologist at Black Gap, and he continued in |
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| 22 | 23 | | that role at the Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area, which |
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| 23 | 24 | | spans 23,000 acres south of Alpine; highly respected for his work, |
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| 24 | 25 | | he was conducting aerial surveys for desert bighorn sheep at Black |
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| 25 | 26 | | Gap when he died in a helicopter crash along with two other TPWD |
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| 26 | 27 | | employees on August 8, 2020; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Active in many organizations, Mr. Stockbridge held |
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| 28 | 29 | | membership in the Texas Wildlife Association, the Wild Sheep |
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| 29 | 30 | | Foundation, the Mule Deer Foundation, the Dallas and Houston Safari |
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| 30 | 31 | | Clubs, Ducks Unlimited, the Texas Bighorn Society, and the Desert |
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| 31 | 32 | | Bighorn Council; he was also a congregant of the First United |
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| 32 | 33 | | Methodist Church of Mason; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Stockbridge shared a rewarding relationship |
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| 34 | 35 | | with his wife, Shannon, and he took great pride in their son, |
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| 35 | 36 | | Jameson, and daughter, London; he instilled in his children his |
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| 36 | 37 | | love of the outdoors and his respect for nature, and he enjoyed |
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| 37 | 38 | | going on hunting and fishing trips with family and friends; and |
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| 38 | 39 | | WHEREAS, Although Dewey Stockbridge's life ended far too |
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| 39 | 40 | | soon, he has left behind a legacy through his tireless commitment to |
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| 40 | 41 | | habitat preservation and wildlife stewardship, and he will forever |
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| 41 | 42 | | be remembered with admiration and affection by all those who were |
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| 42 | 43 | | fortunate enough to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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| 43 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 44 | 45 | | hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dewey Douglas Stockbridge and |
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| 45 | 46 | | extend heartfelt condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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| 46 | 47 | | wife, Shannon Stockbridge; to his children, Jameson and London |
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| 47 | 48 | | Stockbridge; to his parents, Randy and Connie Stockbridge; to his |
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| 48 | 49 | | sister, Leslie Becker, and her husband, Travis; to his niece, |
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| 49 | 50 | | Aubrey Joy Becker; and to his many other relatives and friends; and, |
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| 50 | 51 | | be it further |
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| 51 | 52 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 52 | 53 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 53 | 54 | | Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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| 54 | 55 | | Dewey Stockbridge. |
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