| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1165 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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| 6 | 6 | | passing of Charley Phelps Peck of Weatherford on April 9, 2023, at |
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| 7 | 7 | | the age of 62; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The son of Lola and Loman Peck, Charley Peck was born |
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| 9 | 9 | | on February 11, 1961, in Paducah, Kentucky, and he grew up with two |
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| 10 | 10 | | sisters, Lo'Anne and Loma; he attended Reidland High School, where |
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| 11 | 11 | | he played basketball and football, and following his graduation in |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1979, he continued his education at Murray State University; he was |
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| 13 | 13 | | a member of the university's football team and joined Alpha Tau |
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| 14 | 14 | | Omega before graduating with a bachelor's degree in chemistry and |
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| 15 | 15 | | biology; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Peck enjoyed a successful career in the chemical |
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| 17 | 17 | | industry; he worked for two decades with Brenntag, and most |
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| 18 | 18 | | recently, he served as president of Cooper Natural Resources; |
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| 19 | 19 | | active in his community, he gave of his time and talents to the Pine |
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| 20 | 20 | | Tree Independent School District Board of Trustees, the Hiway 80 |
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| 21 | 21 | | Rescue Mission, and Parker County Emergency Service District 7; he |
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| 22 | 22 | | was also a deacon at First Baptist Church in Longview and later |
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| 23 | 23 | | taught Sunday school at North Side Baptist Church in Weatherford; |
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| 24 | 24 | | and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Above all else, Mr. Peck was deeply devoted to his |
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| 26 | 26 | | wife, Sherry, and to his children, Preston and Morgan; he was quick |
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| 27 | 27 | | to offer his kids encouragement and was present for all of their |
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| 28 | 28 | | activities, coaching teams and attending recitals; later in life, |
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| 29 | 29 | | he had the joy of welcoming into his family a daughter-in-law, |
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| 30 | 30 | | Abbey, and a son-in-law, Trey, who he considered as his own |
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| 31 | 31 | | children; in his leisure time, he could often be found outdoors, |
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| 32 | 32 | | taking part in cookouts and hunting trips, and his life was further |
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| 33 | 33 | | enriched by the companionship of his favorite hunting dog, Stick; |
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| 34 | 34 | | and |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Although Charley Peck is deeply missed, those who |
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| 36 | 36 | | were privileged to share in this esteemed man's love and friendship |
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| 37 | 37 | | will always remember him with great admiration and affection; now, |
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| 38 | 38 | | therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 40 | 40 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Charley Phelps Peck |
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| 41 | 41 | | and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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| 42 | 42 | | wife, Sherry Peck; to his son, Preston Peck, and his wife, Abbey; to |
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| 43 | 43 | | his daughter, Morgan Gregory, and her husband, Trey; to his sister, |
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| 44 | 44 | | Lo'Anne Peck, and Jeff Shuemaker; and to his other relatives and |
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| 45 | 45 | | friends; and, be it further |
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| 46 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 47 | 47 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 48 | 48 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Charley |
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| 49 | 49 | | Peck. |
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| 50 | 50 | | Kacal |
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| 51 | 51 | | ______________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 53 | 53 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1165 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 54 | 54 | | rising vote of the House on April 28, 2023. |
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| 55 | 55 | | ______________________________ |
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| 56 | 56 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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