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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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| 6 | 7 | | passing of Jerry Lynn Strawn of Panhandle on September 17, 2020, at |
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| 7 | 8 | | the age of 79; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The son of Norvell and Doris Strawn, Jerry Strawn |
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| 9 | 10 | | was born on June 1, 1941, in Littlefield; he attended Bovina High |
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| 10 | 11 | | School, where he played football and basketball, and went on to |
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| 11 | 12 | | enroll at Texas Tech University; majoring in agronomy, he |
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| 12 | 13 | | distinguished himself as a member of the university's crops judging |
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| 13 | 14 | | team before earning his bachelor's degree in 1965; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Strawn put his education to good use during a |
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| 15 | 16 | | long career in agriculture, which involved farming first in Bovina |
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| 16 | 17 | | and Stratford and later just outside of Panhandle; in addition to |
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| 17 | 18 | | his agricultural endeavors, he became an active member of the |
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| 18 | 19 | | Panhandle community, coaching youth baseball and basketball, |
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| 19 | 20 | | serving on the cemetery association board, and holding various |
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| 20 | 21 | | positions with the Panhandle Country Club; in 1986, he joined the |
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| 21 | 22 | | Carson County commissioners court, and during a remarkable tenure |
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| 22 | 23 | | that spanned 24 years, he also aided local fire departments in |
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| 23 | 24 | | fighting fires and in disaster recovery efforts; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Valuing his family above all else, Mr. Strawn |
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| 25 | 26 | | enjoyed the love and support of his wife, Kay, and he took great |
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| 26 | 27 | | pride in his three children, Mike, Karen, and Charlie; with the |
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| 27 | 28 | | passing years, he had the privilege of welcoming five grandchildren |
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| 28 | 29 | | and a great-grandson into the family; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Although he is deeply missed, Jerry Strawn touched |
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| 30 | 31 | | countless lives during his journey on this earth, and his loved ones |
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| 31 | 32 | | will forever hold him close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 33 | 34 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jerry Lynn Strawn |
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| 34 | 35 | | and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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| 35 | 36 | | wife, Kay Strawn; to his son, Mike Strawn, and his wife, Joan; to |
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| 36 | 37 | | his daughter, Karen Strawn; to his daughter-in-law, Millie Strawn, |
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| 37 | 38 | | the widow of his son, the late Charlie Lynn Strawn; to his |
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| 38 | 39 | | grandchildren, Melissa Shelley and Dixi, Jerry, Charles, and Caleb |
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| 39 | 40 | | Strawn; to his great-grandson, Patrick Shelley; to his siblings, |
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| 40 | 41 | | Bill Strawn and his wife, Verna, Vicki Richards and her husband, |
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| 41 | 42 | | Leon, and Judy Herring; to his sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, |
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| 42 | 43 | | Dixi and Dick Jones and Roy and Trudy Hartzog; and to his other |
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| 43 | 44 | | relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 46 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 46 | 47 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jerry |
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| 47 | 48 | | Strawn. |
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