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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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| 6 | 7 | | of David Wilson Gray of Dallas, who passed away on December 9, 2020; |
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| 7 | 8 | | and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The son of Edward Gray and Linda Rogers, David Gray |
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| 9 | 10 | | was born in Dallas in 1969; after graduating from W. T. White High |
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| 10 | 11 | | School in 1987, he studied business at The University of Texas at |
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| 11 | 12 | | Austin, and over the course of his working life, he established |
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| 12 | 13 | | several businesses, including a direct sales enterprise, an |
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| 13 | 14 | | automobile repair shop, a home remodeling business, and a childcare |
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| 14 | 15 | | service; in 2018, he cofounded Dallas Daycare Academy; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Gray was an active man who delighted in |
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| 16 | 17 | | automobile racing, skiing, flying, motorcycling, and playing |
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| 17 | 18 | | soccer; he was also a valued member of Destiny Heights Church in |
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| 18 | 19 | | Carrollton; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Gray enjoyed the love and |
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| 20 | 21 | | support of his wife, Patti, and he took great pride in his two |
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| 21 | 22 | | daughters, Camila and Marisa; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, David Gray embraced life to the fullest, and he will |
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| 23 | 24 | | forever remain a vibrant presence for those who knew and loved him; |
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| 24 | 25 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 25 | 26 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 26 | 27 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of David Wilson Gray |
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| 27 | 28 | | and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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| 28 | 29 | | wife, Marlitt Patricia Barrios Gray; to his children, Camila Jean |
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| 29 | 30 | | Gray and Marisa Marlitt Gray; to his mother, Linda Jean Glover |
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| 30 | 31 | | Rogers, and her husband, Carroll; to his father, Edward Wilson |
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| 31 | 32 | | Gray, and his wife, Gerry; to his brother, Brian Richard Gray; to |
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| 32 | 33 | | his stepbrother, Matthew Morgan Rogers, and his stepsister, Andrea |
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| 33 | 34 | | Jean Rogers Grice; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be |
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| 34 | 35 | | it further |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 36 | 37 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 37 | 38 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of David |
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| 38 | 39 | | Wilson Gray. |
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