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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 were deeply saddened by the |
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| 6 | 7 | | passing of Gregory Alan Lewis of Jacksboro on August 9, 2021, at the |
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| 7 | 8 | | age of 54; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The son of Elzie and Lenora Lewis, Greg Lewis was |
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| 9 | 10 | | born on September 20, 1966, in Jacksboro, and he grew up in a loving |
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| 10 | 11 | | Christian home with three siblings, Gevern, Lynette, and Laurie; |
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| 11 | 12 | | while in elementary school, he began mowing lawns in the |
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| 12 | 13 | | afternoons, developing a strong work ethic; he graduated from |
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| 13 | 14 | | Jacksboro High School in 1985 and went on to earn a bachelor's |
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| 14 | 15 | | degree from Tarleton State University four years later; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Lewis enjoyed a fulfilling career as the owner |
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| 16 | 17 | | of GAL Horticulture Services, where he pursued his passion for |
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| 17 | 18 | | transforming properties through landscape design; an avid |
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| 18 | 19 | | outdoorsman, he also found pleasure in hunting, fishing, working |
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| 19 | 20 | | with cattle, and taking in the beauty of sunrises and sunsets; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, On July 25, 1992, Mr. Lewis exchanged wedding vows |
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| 21 | 22 | | with the love of his life, the former Jenilynn Barefield, with whom |
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| 22 | 23 | | he shared nearly three decades of marriage; he was the devoted |
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| 23 | 24 | | father of a son, Landon, and he especially treasured time spent with |
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| 24 | 25 | | his family; a valued congregant of the First Baptist Church of |
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| 25 | 26 | | Jacksboro, he served as a deacon, a Sunday school teacher, and a |
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| 26 | 27 | | youth sponsor, and he was involved with numerous church ministries |
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| 27 | 28 | | and community initiatives; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Although Greg Lewis is greatly missed, memories of |
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| 29 | 30 | | his strength of character, his abiding faith, and his dedication to |
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| 30 | 31 | | his loved ones remain to comfort and inspire those he leaves behind; |
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| 31 | 32 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 33 | 34 | | Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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| 34 | 35 | | Gregory Alan Lewis and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of |
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| 35 | 36 | | his family: to his wife, Jenilynn Lewis; to his son, Landon Lewis; |
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| 36 | 37 | | to his siblings, Gevern Lewis and his wife, Ronda, Lynette Shelton |
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| 37 | 38 | | and her husband, Ricky, and Laurie Plaster; and to his many other |
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| 38 | 39 | | relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 41 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 41 | 42 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Greg Lewis. |
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