| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1019 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived remain to comfort the |
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| 6 | 6 | | family and friends of Stanley James Briers, who passed away on |
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| 7 | 7 | | October 10, 2022; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The son of Harry and Mary Briers, Stanley Briers was |
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| 9 | 9 | | born in 1936 in Houston and grew up alongside his six siblings; he |
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| 10 | 10 | | graduated from Saint Stanislaus in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, in |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1955 and continued his education at Tulane University and the |
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| 12 | 12 | | University of Houston; after serving in the U.S. Army for two years, |
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| 13 | 13 | | he returned to Houston and established a successful air |
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| 14 | 14 | | conditioning, electrical, and plumbing company; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Active in his professional community, Mr. Briers |
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| 16 | 16 | | held leadership roles with a number of trade associations, |
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| 17 | 17 | | including the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners, the |
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| 18 | 18 | | Construction Industry Council, and the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling |
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| 19 | 19 | | Contractors Association; he also served his fellow citizens as a |
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| 20 | 20 | | precinct chair and election judge and as a member of the Knights of |
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| 21 | 21 | | Columbus and the American Legion; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Valuing family above all else, Mr. Briers shared a |
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| 23 | 23 | | rewarding marriage with his wife, Carrolyn, that spanned more than |
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| 24 | 24 | | three decades, and he took great pride in his children, Dorothy, |
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| 25 | 25 | | Latane, Tipton, Harry, Kimberly, Kelly, Tammy, and Brandon; with |
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| 26 | 26 | | the passing years, he had the privilege of seeing his family grow to |
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| 27 | 27 | | include 17 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren; in his leisure |
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| 28 | 28 | | time, he enjoyed hunting and racing cars and boats, and he was a |
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| 29 | 29 | | licensed pilot; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Admired for his devotion to his family, his |
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| 31 | 31 | | generosity of spirit, and his joyous zest for life, Stanley Briers |
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| 32 | 32 | | enriched the lives of all who knew him, and they will forever hold |
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| 33 | 33 | | him close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 35 | 35 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Stanley James |
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| 36 | 36 | | Briers and extend sincere condolences to his loved ones; and, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | further |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 39 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 40 | 40 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Stanley |
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| 41 | 41 | | Briers. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Paul |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1019 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 46 | 46 | | rising vote of the House on April 20, 2023. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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