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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dewey Douglas Stockbridge of Alpine, a respected |
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| 6 | 7 | | biologist for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, tragically |
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| 7 | 8 | | passed away on August 8, 2020, at the age of 36; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Dewey Stockbridge was born in Fredericksburg on |
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| 9 | 10 | | November 16, 1983, to Randy and Connie Stockbridge and was raised |
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| 10 | 11 | | with a sister, Leslie; he was an outstanding student and athlete at |
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| 11 | 12 | | Mason High School, where he graduated in 2002, and he went on to |
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| 12 | 13 | | obtain a wildlife and fisheries sciences degree at Texas A&M |
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| 13 | 14 | | University in 2006; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Embarking on his career with the Texas Parks and |
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| 15 | 16 | | Wildlife Department in 2005, Mr. Stockbridge joined the Black Gap |
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| 16 | 17 | | Wildlife Management Area as a wildlife technician; passionate about |
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| 17 | 18 | | habitat restoration for the desert bighorn sheep of far West Texas, |
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| 18 | 19 | | he became deeply engaged in conservation efforts for the animals |
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| 19 | 20 | | and was promoted to wildlife biologist; eventually, he took on the |
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| 20 | 21 | | role of lead wildlife biologist for the Elephant Mountain Wildlife |
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| 21 | 22 | | Management Area, helping to return pronghorn and desert bighorn |
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| 22 | 23 | | sheep to their native range in the Trans-Pecos region; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Stockbridge contributed to his professional |
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| 24 | 25 | | community as a member of the Texas Wildlife Association, the Texas |
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| 25 | 26 | | Bighorn Society, the Desert Bighorn Council, and the Wild Sheep and |
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| 26 | 27 | | Mule Deer Foundations, among numerous other organizations; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Stockbridge enjoyed the |
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| 28 | 29 | | love and support of his wife, the former Shannon Staudt, and their |
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| 29 | 30 | | children, Jameson and London; an avid hunter and angler, he passed |
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| 30 | 31 | | on his love of nature and the outdoors to his son and daughter; he |
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| 31 | 32 | | was also a valued member of the First United Methodist Church of |
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| 32 | 33 | | Mason; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Dewey Stockbridge was a significant asset to his |
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| 34 | 35 | | community and to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and his |
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| 35 | 36 | | commitment to conservation and wildlife restoration will be |
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| 36 | 37 | | remembered and admired for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 38 | 39 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dewey Douglas |
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| 39 | 40 | | Stockbridge and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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| 40 | 41 | | family: to his wife, Shannon Stockbridge; to his son, Jameson |
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| 41 | 42 | | Stockbridge; to his daughter, London Stockbridge; to his parents, |
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| 42 | 43 | | Randy and Connie Stockbridge; to his sister, Leslie Becker, and her |
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| 43 | 44 | | husband, Travis; to his niece, Aubrey Joy Becker; to his father- and |
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| 44 | 45 | | mother-in-law, Eddie and Peggy Staudt; and to his many other |
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| 45 | 46 | | relatives, friends, and colleagues; and, be it further |
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| 46 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 47 | 48 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 48 | 49 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dewey |
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| 49 | 50 | | Stockbridge. |
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