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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 forever treasure their |
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| 6 | 7 | | memories of Billy Roy Haynes of Livingston, who died on March 13, |
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| 7 | 8 | | 2021, at the age of 94; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, B. R. Haynes was born in Livingston to Newman and |
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| 9 | 10 | | Lillian Haynes on October 2, 1926, and grew up with two siblings, |
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| 10 | 11 | | Newman and Francis; after graduating from Livingston High School in |
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| 11 | 12 | | 1943, he briefly attended Texas A&M University before serving with |
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| 12 | 13 | | the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II, helping to deliver war |
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| 13 | 14 | | matériel to England, Italy, and Russia; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Returning to civilian life, Mr. Haynes worked as a |
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| 15 | 16 | | golf pro and then joined his family's business, the Haynes |
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| 16 | 17 | | Manufacturing Company; he began as a salesman, pitching the |
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| 17 | 18 | | company's products throughout the eastern and central United |
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| 18 | 19 | | States, and eventually became head of the company; after retiring |
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| 19 | 20 | | in 1987 and passing the business along to his sons, he enjoyed |
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| 20 | 21 | | traveling to national parks with his wife; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Haynes served with the Livingston Volunteer |
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| 22 | 23 | | Fire Department for 17 years, including 14 years as chief, and he |
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| 23 | 24 | | played an important role in the department's modernization; he also |
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| 24 | 25 | | served as president of the Texas State Firefighters' and Fire |
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| 25 | 26 | | Marshals' Association; in addition, he was a 32nd-degree Mason with |
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| 26 | 27 | | Trinity Lodge No. 14 and a director emeritus of First State Bank of |
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| 27 | 28 | | Livingston, and he was named Polk Countian of the Year; a lifelong |
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| 28 | 29 | | member of First United Methodist Church, he served on its building |
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| 29 | 30 | | committee when the church moved to its current location; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Haynes enjoyed the love |
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| 31 | 32 | | and support of his wife, the former Fayelene Kersh, with whom he |
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| 32 | 33 | | shared 70 years; the couple were blessed with six children, Joe, |
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| 33 | 34 | | John, David, Jerry Don, Jimmy, and Janice, and they later welcomed |
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| 34 | 35 | | into their family 17 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren; and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, B. R. Haynes lived a rich and purposeful life, and he |
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| 36 | 37 | | leaves behind a record of service that his loved ones can remember |
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| 37 | 38 | | with pride; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 39 | 40 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Billy Roy Haynes and |
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| 40 | 41 | | extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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| 41 | 42 | | Fayelene Haynes; to his sons, Joe Haynes and his wife, Nancy, John |
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| 42 | 43 | | Haynes and his wife, Londa, and David Haynes and his wife, Lisa; to |
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| 43 | 44 | | his daughter-in-law, Debbie Haynes; to his grandchildren, Judy, |
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| 44 | 45 | | Sarah, April, Matthew, Lauren, Joseph, Andrew, Zachary, Ethan, |
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| 45 | 46 | | Austin, Kelsey, Ryan, Brooke, Kyle, Blake, Jacob, and Lilly; to his |
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| 46 | 47 | | great-grandchildren, Dustin, Riley, Carley, Jack, Luke, Mason, |
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| 47 | 48 | | Wyatt, Katie, Campbell, Wilder, Aden, Allie, Madison, Braxton, |
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| 48 | 49 | | Graham, Carter Kate, and Ian; to his sister, Francis McAlister; and |
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| 49 | 50 | | to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 50 | 51 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 51 | 52 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 52 | 53 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of B. R. |
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| 53 | 54 | | Haynes. |
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