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4 | 4 | | SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Eddie Garner Clement, an esteemed member of the |
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6 | 6 | | Paris, Texas, community and a friend to many, passed away on January |
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7 | 7 | | 19, 2021, at the age of 55; and |
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8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The son of Ted Garner Clement and Carol Ann Clement, |
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9 | 9 | | Eddie Clement was born on August 7, 1965, in Dallas and grew up in |
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10 | 10 | | Duncanville with a sister, Eva; he completed his bachelor of |
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11 | 11 | | business administration degree in management at The University of |
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12 | 12 | | Texas at Arlington, where he made lasting friendships as a member of |
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13 | 13 | | Phi Delta Theta and discovered his love of music and entertainment; |
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14 | 14 | | through the years, he delighted in acting as DJ for any event and |
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15 | 15 | | always knew exactly what to play to make everyone happy; and |
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16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Clement embarked on a career with the Sonic |
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17 | 17 | | Drive-In chain, and he was a member of the board of Lamar National |
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18 | 18 | | Bank; giving generously of his time and expertise, he also served on |
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19 | 19 | | the boards of numerous civic organizations, among them Denver |
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20 | 20 | | Pyle's Children's Charities, the Lamar County Chamber of Commerce, |
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21 | 21 | | the Lamar County Chapter of the American Red Cross, and the Boys & |
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22 | 22 | | Girls Club of Paris, which included him on its Wall of Honor; he was |
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23 | 23 | | a valued congregant of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church and a |
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24 | 24 | | third-degree knight in the Knights of Columbus; and |
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25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Mr. Clement shared a |
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26 | 26 | | fulfilling marriage of 26 years with his wife, Monica Homer |
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27 | 27 | | Clement, and he was the proud father of three children, Avery, |
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28 | 28 | | Mollie, and Adam; in his free time, he liked a good round of golf, |
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29 | 29 | | but above all, he enjoyed helping others in any way he could; and |
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30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Eddie Clement lived a caring and purposeful life, |
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31 | 31 | | and although he is deeply missed by those he left behind, they will |
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32 | 32 | | forever cherish their memories of his warmth and kindness; now, |
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33 | 33 | | therefore, be it |
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34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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35 | 35 | | hereby pay tribute to the life of Eddie Garner Clement and extend |
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36 | 36 | | sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; and, be it further |
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37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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38 | 38 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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39 | 39 | | Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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40 | 40 | | Eddie Garner Clement. |
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41 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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42 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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43 | | - | I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 19 was adopted by the Senate |
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44 | | - | on April 19, 2021, by a rising vote. |
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45 | | - | ______________________________ |
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46 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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47 | | - | I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 19 was adopted by the House |
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48 | | - | on April 30, 2021, by a rising vote. |
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49 | | - | ______________________________ |
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50 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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51 | | - | Approved: |
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52 | | - | ______________________________ |
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53 | | - | Date |
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54 | | - | ______________________________ |
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55 | | - | Governor |
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