1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2046 |
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4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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6 | 6 | | passing of Michael Don Warren of Flower Mound on July 28, 2022, at |
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7 | 7 | | the age of 77; and |
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8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born in Pittsburg, Texas, on March 8, 1945, to Jim |
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9 | 9 | | Bob and Fern Ellen Warren, Mike Warren grew up with the |
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10 | 10 | | companionship of two brothers, Jim and Gary; after graduating from |
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11 | 11 | | Athens High School, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and |
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12 | 12 | | went on to serve as an aircraft maintenance specialist; he was |
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13 | 13 | | deployed to Thailand during the Vietnam War, and upon being |
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14 | 14 | | honorably discharged at the rank of sergeant, he returned to Athens |
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15 | 15 | | and embarked on a career in law enforcement; and |
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16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Warren worked as a Kaufman police officer, a |
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17 | 17 | | deputy of water safety in Henderson County, and a Henderson County |
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18 | 18 | | constable; in 1972, he began pursuing his lifelong dream of |
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19 | 19 | | becoming a Texas game warden, and he was assigned to his first duty |
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20 | 20 | | station in Center; he later found his way back to Athens, and he |
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21 | 21 | | served the Henderson County community for several decades before |
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22 | 22 | | retiring from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department on December |
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23 | 23 | | 31, 2002; and |
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24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, While employed in Kaufman, Mr. Warren met the love |
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25 | 25 | | of his life, the former Paula Jean Evans, whom he wed in February |
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26 | 26 | | 1972; during their five decades of marriage, the couple shared in |
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27 | 27 | | the joy of raising a daughter, Micha Dawn, and they later welcomed |
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28 | 28 | | into their family a cherished granddaughter, Trinity; and |
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29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his faith, Mr. Warren found |
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30 | 30 | | fulfillment in his volunteer service at Cayuga Drive Baptist Church |
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31 | 31 | | and Dogwood Baptist Church for more than 30 years; he benefited his |
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32 | 32 | | congregation as a deacon and in various other capacities, and he |
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33 | 33 | | enjoyed supporting Bobby Farley's ministry in Belize by taking |
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34 | 34 | | trips to deliver supplies; and |
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35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Although he is greatly missed, Mike Warren has left |
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36 | 36 | | his loved ones with many treasured memories, and they will forever |
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37 | 37 | | hold him close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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39 | 39 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Michael Don Warren and |
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40 | 40 | | extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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41 | 41 | | Paula Warren; to his daughter, Micha Clark, and her husband, T. J.; |
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42 | 42 | | to his granddaughter, Trinity Clark; to his brothers, Jim Bob |
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43 | 43 | | Warren and Gary Wayne Warren, and their spouses, Quita Warren and |
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44 | 44 | | Toni Warren; to his brother-in-law, Coy Wayne Evans, and his wife, |
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45 | 45 | | Darlene; to his sister-in-law, Tamara Warren; to his nieces and |
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46 | 46 | | nephews, Misty Warren, Trae Warren, Shelly Warren-Weiss, Kelly |
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47 | 47 | | Warren, Quinn Glass, Coy Glen Evans, Rusty Evans, and Renee Evans; |
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48 | 48 | | and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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49 | 49 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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50 | 50 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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51 | 51 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Mike |
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52 | 52 | | Warren. |
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53 | 53 | | Bell of Kaufman |
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54 | 54 | | ______________________________ |
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55 | 55 | | Speaker of the House |
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56 | 56 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2046 was unanimously adopted by a |
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57 | 57 | | rising vote of the House on May 25, 2023. |
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58 | 58 | | ______________________________ |
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59 | 59 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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