| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 29 |
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| 2 | 2 | | In Memory |
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| 3 | 3 | | of |
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| 4 | 4 | | Melvin Parkerson |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Melvin |
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| 6 | 6 | | Lacy Parkerson Sr. of Gladewater, who passed away on January 1, |
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| 7 | 7 | | 2021, at the age of 88; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Parkerson was born in Edgewood on November |
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| 9 | 9 | | 15, 1932, to Jesse and Ludie Stanley Parkerson, and he grew up |
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| 10 | 10 | | with the companionship of three siblings, Roxie, Flossie, and |
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| 11 | 11 | | Raymond; he served his country as a member of the United States |
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| 12 | 12 | | Army, where he was assigned to the 11th Airborne Division and |
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| 13 | 13 | | advanced to the level of jumpmaster; in his civilian life, he was |
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| 14 | 14 | | employed as a sheet metal worker, and he ultimately retired from |
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| 15 | 15 | | Transco out of Chicago; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Parkerson was a longtime member of |
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| 17 | 17 | | Clarksville City Baptist Church, where he served his |
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| 18 | 18 | | congregation as a deacon; he also gave back to the community by |
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| 19 | 19 | | supporting and mentoring local youth as a 4-H leader and as a |
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| 20 | 20 | | volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America, and he enjoyed being a |
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| 21 | 21 | | member of the Wood County Riding Club; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, A loving and devoted family man, Mr. Parkerson |
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| 23 | 23 | | shared 63 years of marriage with his wife, Antoinette "Toni" |
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| 24 | 24 | | Smith Parkerson, who preceded him in death in 2018; the couple |
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| 25 | 25 | | raised three daughters, Deborah, Valerie, and Karen, and two |
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| 26 | 26 | | sons, Melvin and Leonard, and Mr. Parkerson also regarded |
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| 27 | 27 | | Pete Fasanello as one of his own children; he was further |
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| 28 | 28 | | blessed with 16 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and |
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| 29 | 29 | | numerous nieces and nephews, as well as many other relatives |
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| 30 | 30 | | and friends; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Although Melvin Parkerson is deeply missed, those |
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| 32 | 32 | | who held him dear will forever remember him with great admiration |
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| 33 | 33 | | and affection; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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| 35 | 35 | | Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Melvin Lacy |
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| 36 | 36 | | Parkerson Sr. and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his |
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| 37 | 37 | | family: to his children, Deborah Weston and her husband, Wayne, |
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| 38 | 38 | | Valerie Hamlin and her husband, Mark, Karen Foster and her |
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| 39 | 39 | | husband, Larry, Melvin L. Parkerson Jr. and his wife, Becky, and |
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| 40 | 40 | | Leonard R. Parkerson and his wife, Judy; to his honorary son, |
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| 41 | 41 | | Pete Fasanello, and his wife, Tracy; to his sister, Roxie Black; |
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| 42 | 42 | | to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren; to his nieces and |
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| 43 | 43 | | nephews; and to all others who mourn his passing; and, be it |
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| 44 | 44 | | further |
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| 45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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| 46 | 46 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns |
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| 47 | 47 | | this day, it do so in memory of Melvin Lacy Parkerson Sr. |
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| 48 | 48 | | Hughes |
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| 49 | 49 | | ________________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | President of the Senate |
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| 51 | 51 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 52 | 52 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 53 | 53 | | the Senate on February 9, 2021, by |
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| 54 | 54 | | a rising vote. |
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| 55 | 55 | | ________________________________ |
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| 56 | 56 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 57 | 57 | | ________________________________ |
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| 58 | 58 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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