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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A full and productive life drew to a close with the |
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| 6 | 7 | | passing of Dillard H. Wied of Hebbronville on October 24, 2019, at |
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| 7 | 8 | | the age of 92; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The son of Arthur and Annie Wied, Dillard Wied was |
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| 9 | 10 | | born in Crestonio on December 24, 1926, and grew up on the family |
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| 10 | 11 | | farm with four siblings, Franklin, Bonnie, Herbert, and Perry; he |
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| 11 | 12 | | continued to farm and ranch after graduating from high school and |
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| 12 | 13 | | served his country in the U.S. Army; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Following his time in the military, Mr. Wied |
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| 14 | 15 | | partnered with his brother Perry in farming and ranching, and he |
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| 15 | 16 | | also owned a welding shop; he later worked on a logging truck for |
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| 16 | 17 | | Schlumberger before starting a water well drilling and service |
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| 17 | 18 | | company; in 1971, he opened Wied Hardware, which he ran until his |
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| 18 | 19 | | retirement, and afterward, he continued to ranch for a number of |
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| 19 | 20 | | years; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, For almost four decades, Mr. Wied served as a |
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| 21 | 22 | | director of First National Bank; he was also active in his community |
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| 22 | 23 | | as a member of Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Jim Wells |
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| 23 | 24 | | County Farm Bureau; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Wied shared a rewarding marriage with his wife, |
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| 25 | 26 | | Louise, before her passing in 2004; he was the proud father of three |
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| 26 | 27 | | children, Mark, Annette, and Franklin, and through the years, he |
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| 27 | 28 | | was further blessed with seven grandchildren, Ann, Justin, Fallon, |
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| 28 | 29 | | Cameron, Christopher, Meghan, and Kasey, as well as two |
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| 29 | 30 | | great-grandchildren, Kylie and Kelsea; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Although Dillard Wied is greatly missed, he has left |
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| 31 | 32 | | his loved ones with a wealth of memories that they will forever |
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| 32 | 33 | | cherish; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dillard H. Wied and |
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| 35 | 36 | | extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; and, be it |
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| 36 | 37 | | further |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 39 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 39 | 40 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dillard |
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| 40 | 41 | | Wied. |
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