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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Family and friends will long treasure their memories |
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| 6 | 7 | | of William Walter Davis Jr. of Houston, who passed away on July 16, |
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| 7 | 8 | | 2021, at the age of 67; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, William Davis was born in Houston on March 4, 1954, |
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| 9 | 10 | | to William Walter Davis Sr. and Hannah Lola Davis, and he grew up in |
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| 10 | 11 | | the Pleasantville community with three sisters, Laura, Deborah, and |
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| 11 | 12 | | Rolanda; in 1976, he was joined in matrimony to the former Billie |
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| 12 | 13 | | Jean Carter, and the couple went on to share a rewarding union that |
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| 13 | 14 | | spanned 45 years; he was the proud father of three daughters, |
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| 14 | 15 | | Kimberly, Elicia, and Carlinda, and later in life, he was blessed |
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| 15 | 16 | | with three grandchildren, Karsyn, Karter, and the late Kaelynn |
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| 16 | 17 | | Davis-Hamilton; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, After receiving his early education in the Houston |
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| 18 | 19 | | Independent School District, Mr. Davis attended G. T. Dental |
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| 19 | 20 | | School; over the course of his career, he worked in dentistry as |
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| 20 | 21 | | well as trucking, driving vehicles for Adams Trucking, Star |
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| 21 | 22 | | Furniture, and Nabisco Foods; he was also active in his community as |
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| 22 | 23 | | an election worker; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, A serious horseman, Mr. Davis delighted in the time |
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| 24 | 25 | | he spent with his horse, Chloe, and he was a regular volunteer with |
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| 25 | 26 | | the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, where he served on the Rodeo |
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| 26 | 27 | | Transportation Committee; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Known affectionately as "Willie D," William Davis |
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| 28 | 29 | | was an outgoing and high-spirited man who brightened the lives of |
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| 29 | 30 | | his family and friends, and all those who knew and loved him will |
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| 30 | 31 | | forever hold him close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 32 | 33 | | Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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| 33 | 34 | | of William Walter Davis Jr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to the |
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| 34 | 35 | | members of his family: to his wife, Billie Jean Carter-Davis; to his |
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| 35 | 36 | | daughters, Kimberly, Elicia, and Carlinda; to his grandchildren, |
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| 36 | 37 | | Karsyn and Karter Woods; to his sisters, Deborah Adams and her |
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| 37 | 38 | | husband, Rube, and Rolanda Davis; to his aunt, Leonora Howard; to |
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| 38 | 39 | | his nephew, Leroy Davis; to his cousins, Dan Davis, Ivory "Bo" |
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| 39 | 40 | | Davis, and Edward Charles Grigsby; to his brother-in-law, Charles |
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| 40 | 41 | | Allen; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it |
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| 41 | 42 | | further |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 44 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 44 | 45 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of William |
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| 45 | 46 | | Walter Davis Jr. |
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