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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, John D. Clifton of Livingston passed away on July |
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| 6 | 7 | | 18, 2021, at the age of 76, leaving behind many loved ones to |
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| 7 | 8 | | treasure his memory; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born in Houston on October 19, 1944, John Clifton |
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| 9 | 10 | | was the son of Joe Allison and Ellen Bernice Clifton; he enjoyed the |
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| 10 | 11 | | companionship of four brothers, Michael, Joe, Jimmy, and Donnis, |
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| 11 | 12 | | and two sisters, Debra and Deliah Sue, and during his childhood in |
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| 12 | 13 | | Polk County, he attended school in Goodrich; in August 1968, he was |
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| 13 | 14 | | drafted into the United States Army, and he was deployed to Long |
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| 14 | 15 | | Binh, Vietnam, to serve in the 92nd Engineer Battalion; he rose to |
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| 15 | 16 | | the rank of specialist 5, and after receiving an honorable |
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| 16 | 17 | | discharge in March 1970, he returned to Goodrich; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Clifton benefited from his military experience |
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| 18 | 19 | | in his civilian work as a surveyor; he went on to find employment |
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| 19 | 20 | | with the Port of Houston Authority, where he earned promotion to |
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| 20 | 21 | | field inspector in the engineering department and later retired |
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| 21 | 22 | | after 25 years of service; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family, Mr. Clifton enjoyed |
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| 23 | 24 | | the love and support of his wife, Frances, and his two children, |
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| 24 | 25 | | Justin and Robin; he was further blessed with five grandchildren, |
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| 25 | 26 | | Kim, Robert, Kade, Kane, and Lauren, and two great-grandchildren, |
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| 26 | 27 | | Karlee and Elliott; he was a man of strong faith, as well as a proud |
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| 27 | 28 | | veteran, a true patriot, and a loyal member of the Republican Party; |
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| 28 | 29 | | in addition to spending time with his family, he enjoyed being |
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| 29 | 30 | | outdoors and working on projects around his home; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, John Clifton lived a full and generous life |
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| 31 | 32 | | surrounded by those he loved, and he will forever be remembered with |
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| 32 | 33 | | great admiration and affection; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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| 35 | 36 | | of John D. Clifton and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his |
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| 36 | 37 | | family: to his wife, Frances Clifton; to his children, Justin |
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| 37 | 38 | | Clifton and his wife, Megan, and Robin Saxe and her husband, Scott; |
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| 38 | 39 | | to his sister, Debra Clifton, and brother, Michael Clifton; to his |
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| 39 | 40 | | grandchildren, Kim Lowery, Robert Rippy, Kade Clifton, Kane |
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| 40 | 41 | | Clifton, and Lauren Leggett; to his great-grandchildren, Karlee |
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| 41 | 42 | | Lowery and Elliott Lowery; to his sister- and brother-in-law, |
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| 42 | 43 | | Elizabeth and Rock McGrath; to his special nieces, Sydney Elder, |
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| 43 | 44 | | Alexis Ward, Ashley Ward, Alyssa Ward, Meagan Monroe, and Monica |
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| 44 | 45 | | Murphy; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 47 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 47 | 48 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of John |
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| 48 | 49 | | Clifton. |
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