| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1153 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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| 6 | 6 | | a close with the passing of T. Frank Smith IV on March 23, 2023, at |
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| 7 | 7 | | the age of 71; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The son of T. Frank Smith Jr. and Joanne Scherer |
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| 9 | 9 | | Smith, Frank Smith was born in Brownsville on August 19, 1951; as a |
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| 10 | 10 | | child, he moved with his family to Corpus Christi, and he was a |
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| 11 | 11 | | member of the Class of 1969 at Ray High School; he went on to earn a |
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| 12 | 12 | | bachelor's degree in geology from The University of Texas at |
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| 13 | 13 | | Austin; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Following his graduation in 1974, Mr. Smith joined |
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| 15 | 15 | | the family business at KRIS-TV, where he served in a variety of |
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| 16 | 16 | | roles, including as sales executive, design and advertising |
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| 17 | 17 | | manager, and vice president; in addition, he was a successful real |
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| 18 | 18 | | estate investor, developer, and entrepreneur, owning and managing a |
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| 19 | 19 | | number of businesses and properties in the Corpus Christi area; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, A passionate advocate for his community, Mr. Smith |
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| 21 | 21 | | gave generously of his time and talents to such charitable and civic |
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| 22 | 22 | | organizations as the Downtown Lions Club, the Sunrise Rotary Club, |
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| 23 | 23 | | the Palmer Drug Abuse Program, the Texas State Museum of Asian |
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| 24 | 24 | | Cultures, and the Art Museum of South Texas; sustained by a deep |
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| 25 | 25 | | faith, he was a valued congregant of First Christian Church of |
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| 26 | 26 | | Portland, where he served as an elder; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Smith enjoyed the love and |
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| 28 | 28 | | support of his wife, Linda, with whom he shared a fulfilling union |
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| 29 | 29 | | that spanned 32 years; he took great pride in his two sons, Frank |
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| 30 | 30 | | and Paul, as well as in his "bonus daughter," Leslie, and he |
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| 31 | 31 | | delighted in time spent with his nine grandchildren; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Although he will be deeply missed, the passage of |
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| 33 | 33 | | time will never diminish the joy and love that Frank Smith brought |
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| 34 | 34 | | into the lives of all who knew him; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of T. Frank Smith IV |
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| 37 | 37 | | and extend condolences to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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| 38 | 38 | | Linda K. Jordan; to his children, T. Frank Smith V and his wife, |
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| 39 | 39 | | Rebecca, Paul Smith and his wife, Jennifer, and Leslie Jordan |
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| 40 | 40 | | Willett and her husband, Michael; to his siblings, Toni Legrand and |
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| 41 | 41 | | David Smith and his wife, Molly; to his grandchildren, Madelyn |
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| 42 | 42 | | Willett, Lauren Willett, Alyssa Willett, Alexandra Smith, T. Frank |
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| 43 | 43 | | Smith VI, Hazen Smith, Langley Smith, Nelwyn Smith, and Merrill |
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| 44 | 44 | | Smith; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 46 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 47 | 47 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Frank |
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| 48 | 48 | | Smith. |
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| 49 | 49 | | Hunter |
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| 50 | 50 | | ______________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 52 | 52 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1153 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 53 | 53 | | rising vote of the House on April 28, 2023. |
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| 54 | 54 | | ______________________________ |
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| 55 | 55 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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