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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 Welborn Boyd Harris Jr. of Lubbock on January 2, 2021, at |
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| 7 | 8 | | the age of 93; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The son of Welborn B. Harris Sr. and Callie Lee |
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| 9 | 10 | | Cissel Harris, "Dub" Harris was born on December 8, 1927, in |
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| 10 | 11 | | Morganfield, Kentucky, and he grew up with the companionship of two |
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| 11 | 12 | | sisters, Callie and Florence; after graduating from Union County |
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| 12 | 13 | | High School, he joined the U.S. Air Force; a staff sergeant, he |
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| 13 | 14 | | served as a meteorologist with the postwar U.S. occupation forces |
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| 14 | 15 | | in Japan, and he was discharged in 1948; later, he moved to Lubbock |
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| 15 | 16 | | and earned his degree in business administration at Texas Tech |
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| 16 | 17 | | University; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Harris remained in Texas and worked in real |
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| 18 | 19 | | estate until 1957, when he accepted a position with a subsidiary of |
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| 19 | 20 | | the Westinghouse Corporation that transferred him to several |
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| 20 | 21 | | locations throughout the U.S.; he returned to Lubbock in 1964 as the |
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| 21 | 22 | | dealer principal at Hub Motor Company, and he was subsequently |
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| 22 | 23 | | employed by Lubbock Methodist Hospital as vice president of |
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| 23 | 24 | | development; in 1972, he became the first development officer for |
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| 24 | 25 | | the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and he later |
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| 25 | 26 | | became a licensed real estate appraiser, ultimately retiring at the |
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| 26 | 27 | | age of 86; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, A man of deep faith, Mr. Harris taught Sunday school |
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| 28 | 29 | | at First United Methodist Church of Lubbock, and he was a charter |
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| 29 | 30 | | member of St. Luke's Lubbock, which he helped organize; in |
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| 30 | 31 | | addition, he was a former president of the Lubbock Country Club, and |
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| 31 | 32 | | he was a member of the Greater Southwest Lubbock Rotary Club and the |
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| 32 | 33 | | Texas Tech Alumni Association; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Harris enjoyed the love |
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| 34 | 35 | | and support of his wife, Denece, with whom he shared a rewarding |
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| 35 | 36 | | marriage of more than seven decades; he was the devoted father of |
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| 36 | 37 | | two daughters, Kitty and Linn, and he took great pride in his four |
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| 37 | 38 | | grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; and |
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| 38 | 39 | | WHEREAS, Although Dub Harris will be deeply missed, he has |
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| 39 | 40 | | left his family and friends with a wealth of memories that they will |
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| 40 | 41 | | forever treasure; now, therefore, be it |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 42 | 43 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Welborn Boyd |
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| 43 | 44 | | Harris Jr. and extend sincere condolences to his loved ones; and, |
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| 44 | 45 | | be it further |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 47 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 47 | 48 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dub Harris. |
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