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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The life of an admired lawyer, rancher, and |
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| 6 | 7 | | philanthropist came to a close with the death of Joseph Harold Pool |
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| 7 | 8 | | of Amarillo on June 29, 2021, at the age of 87; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Joe Pool was born in Dallas on May 6, 1934, to Harold |
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| 9 | 10 | | Oscar Pool and Elizabeth Sneed Pool Robinett; as a child, he moved |
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| 10 | 11 | | with his family to Amarillo, and he graduated from Amarillo High |
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| 11 | 12 | | School in 1952; he went on to study economics at Stanford |
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| 12 | 13 | | University, and after earning his law degree from The University of |
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| 13 | 14 | | Texas at Austin, he returned to Amarillo to begin his law practice |
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| 14 | 15 | | and to serve as trustee of the estate of his grandfather, Joseph |
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| 15 | 16 | | Tyre Sneed Jr., who began ranching in the Panhandle in 1906 and |
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| 16 | 17 | | served as president of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers |
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| 17 | 18 | | Association in 1938; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Deeply committed to promoting the arts and education |
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| 19 | 20 | | across the Panhandle area, Mr. Pool gave generously to a host of |
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| 20 | 21 | | causes; he was integral to the development of Ascension Academy, |
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| 21 | 22 | | and many other organizations and institutions also benefited from |
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| 22 | 23 | | his involvement, including the Globe-News Center Performance Hall, |
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| 23 | 24 | | Amarillo Botanical Gardens, Amarillo College, Amarillo Little |
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| 24 | 25 | | Theatre, Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo Opera, Boy Scouts of |
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| 25 | 26 | | America Golden Spread Council, First Christian Church, Lone Star |
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| 26 | 27 | | Ballet, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, St. Hyacinth Church, |
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| 27 | 28 | | Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation, and West Texas A&M University; |
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| 28 | 29 | | and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, A man of many interests, Mr. Pool held a deep |
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| 30 | 31 | | passion for history and artifacts; he loved to visit places of |
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| 31 | 32 | | historical significance, and one highlight of his travels was |
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| 32 | 33 | | planting a Texas flag at the North Pole; in addition, he was a |
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| 33 | 34 | | natural at roping cattle and especially enjoyed riding on horseback |
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| 34 | 35 | | throughout the Sneed Ranch in search of Native American relics and |
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| 35 | 36 | | cavalry memorabilia; and |
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| 36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Pool and his first wife, Marilyn Myers, were |
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| 37 | 38 | | blessed with three children, Pam, Tory, and Marci; he later married |
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| 38 | 39 | | the former Arlene Veneras Gall, with whom he shared his life for |
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| 39 | 40 | | more than 35 years until her passing on June 4, 2019; through the |
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| 40 | 41 | | years, Mr. Pool had the pleasure of seeing his family grow to |
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| 41 | 42 | | include six grandchildren, Michelle, Lacey, Rey, Christina, |
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| 42 | 43 | | Tanner, and Stanton, and six great-grandchildren, Aiden, Brandon, |
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| 43 | 44 | | Lucio, Roman, Troy, and Maddox; and |
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| 44 | 45 | | WHEREAS, Admired for his dry wit, big heart, and humble |
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| 45 | 46 | | spirit, Joe Pool leaves behind a legacy that will long be treasured |
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| 46 | 47 | | by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
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| 47 | 48 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 48 | 49 | | Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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| 49 | 50 | | Joseph Harold Pool and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of |
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| 50 | 51 | | his family: to his children, Pam Stevens and her husband, Scott, |
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| 51 | 52 | | Tory Freeman and her husband, John, and Marci Hand; to his |
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| 52 | 53 | | grandchildren, Michelle Ott, Lacey Cruz, Rey Jordan, Christina |
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| 53 | 54 | | Vallon, Tanner Pena, and Stanton Hand; to his great-grandchildren, |
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| 54 | 55 | | Aiden, Brandon, Lucio, Roman, Troy, and Maddox; and to his other |
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| 55 | 56 | | relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 56 | 57 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 57 | 58 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 58 | 59 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Joseph |
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| 59 | 60 | | Harold Pool. |
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