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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Jimmy Keith McCurdy of |
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| 6 | 7 | | Waxahachie were deeply saddened by his death on March 10, 2021, at |
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| 7 | 8 | | the age of 67; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The son of William McCurdy Jr. and Dorothy Andersen |
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| 9 | 10 | | Shown, Jimmy McCurdy was born outside of Waco on August 7, 1953, and |
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| 10 | 11 | | he grew up in a large family; although he left high school at age 16, |
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| 11 | 12 | | he went on to complete his GED in 1979 and later earned a bachelor's |
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| 12 | 13 | | degree in business studies from Dallas Baptist University; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Mr. McCurdy began his career in aviation in 1986 at |
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| 14 | 15 | | Vought Aircraft as an inspector in the bond shop, and in 1996, he |
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| 15 | 16 | | took a job at Lockheed Martin; his contributions to the company |
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| 16 | 17 | | included work with the B-2 Bomber, C-17 airlifter, Boeing aircraft, |
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| 17 | 18 | | and weapons programs; he held a variety of positions over the course |
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| 18 | 19 | | of his tenure and retired in 2018 as senior quality engineer of all |
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| 19 | 20 | | programs; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. McCurdy enjoyed the love |
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| 21 | 22 | | and support of his wife, Judy, with whom he shared a rewarding |
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| 22 | 23 | | marriage that spanned four decades; he was the proud father of four |
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| 23 | 24 | | children, Stacey, Christopher, Jeffrey, and Michael, and with the |
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| 24 | 25 | | passing years, he was further blessed with 13 grandchildren and 5 |
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| 25 | 26 | | great-grandchildren; in his leisure hours, he took pleasure in |
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| 26 | 27 | | hunting, golfing, cooking, and spending time at the river with |
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| 27 | 28 | | family and friends, and he had a passion for vintage cars; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Although Jimmy McCurdy will be deeply missed, he has |
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| 29 | 30 | | left his loved ones with a wealth of memories that they will forever |
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| 30 | 31 | | treasure; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 32 | 33 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jimmy Keith McCurdy |
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| 33 | 34 | | and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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| 34 | 35 | | wife, Judy McCurdy; to his children, Stacey Lynch and her husband, |
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| 35 | 36 | | Brad, Christopher McCurdy, Jeffrey Martin and his wife, Chrystal, |
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| 36 | 37 | | and Michael Martin and his wife, Jenifer; to his grandchildren, |
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| 37 | 38 | | Evan McCurdy, Bailey Huber, Madison Brown, Cade and Cali Jo Lynch, |
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| 38 | 39 | | Shad, Destiney, Jeffrey, Hadassah, Maggie, McKenna, and Hestian |
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| 39 | 40 | | Martin, and Narissa Martinez; to his great-grandchildren; to his |
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| 40 | 41 | | siblings, Charles McCurdy and his wife, Norma, Karl Ray McCurdy and |
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| 41 | 42 | | his wife, Linda, and Linda Pierce; to his stepsisters, Carol |
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| 42 | 43 | | Harris, Johnnie Woodard, Marian Rushing, and Elizabeth Roberts; and |
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| 43 | 44 | | to his other relatives and 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 Jimmy Keith |
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| 47 | 48 | | McCurdy. |
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