| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 322 |
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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 may help to comfort |
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| 6 | 6 | | those saddened by the death of Clarence Ray Pennington of Salado on |
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| 7 | 7 | | November 17, 2022; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The son of Clarence Ray Pennington Sr. and Bessie |
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| 9 | 9 | | Irene Pennington, CR Pennington was born in Dallas in 1937; he |
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| 10 | 10 | | graduated from Forest Avenue High School in 1955, and he went on to |
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| 11 | 11 | | earn a degree in business from North Texas State Teachers College, |
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| 12 | 12 | | where he was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity; on March 3, |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1973, he wed the former Joyce Eaton, and the couple shared a |
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| 14 | 14 | | rewarding marriage that spanned nearly five decades; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, In addition to serving in the Air Force Reserve, |
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| 16 | 16 | | Mr. Pennington enjoyed a successful career in the clothing |
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| 17 | 17 | | industry, and he was the owner of 18 retail clothing stores; in |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1984, he and Mrs. Pennington purchased American Dance/Drill Team, |
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| 19 | 19 | | and he became vice president and chief financial officer of the |
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| 20 | 20 | | company; over the years, he helped to provide numerous scholarships |
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| 21 | 21 | | for dance students and teams, and in 2017, he helped to establish |
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| 22 | 22 | | the Joyce and CR Pennington Dance Education Scholarship at the |
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| 23 | 23 | | University of North Texas; he was honored with the Distinguished |
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| 24 | 24 | | Service Award from the Texas Dance Educators Association; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Pennington took great |
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| 26 | 26 | | pride in his two children, Brad and Doug, and with the passing |
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| 27 | 27 | | years, he had the pleasure of seeing his family grow to include four |
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| 28 | 28 | | grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known CR Pennington |
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| 30 | 30 | | will remember the way he touched their lives with his exceptional |
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| 31 | 31 | | kindness, generosity, and humor, and he will forever hold a special |
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| 32 | 32 | | place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 34 | 34 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Clarence Ray |
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| 35 | 35 | | Pennington and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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| 36 | 36 | | family: to his wife, Joyce Eaton Pennington; to his sons, Brad |
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| 37 | 37 | | Pennington and his wife, Tracy Melendez, and Doug Pennington and |
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| 38 | 38 | | his wife, Gina Goodson; to his grandchildren, Brittany Pennington |
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| 39 | 39 | | Dolotina and her husband, Jordan Dolotina, Coleman Ray Pennington, |
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| 40 | 40 | | Kylee Goodson, and Sami Selby; to his great-grandchildren, Jackson |
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| 41 | 41 | | and Mackenzie Dolotina; to his cousins, Janis Pennington Bell, |
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| 42 | 42 | | Cindy Pennington Murphey, James Pennington, and Carol Cox; and to |
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| 43 | 43 | | his many other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 44 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for his |
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| 45 | 45 | | family and that when the Texas House of Representatives adjourns |
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| 46 | 46 | | this day, it do so in memory of CR Pennington. |
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| 47 | 47 | | Buckley |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 50 | 50 | | I certify that H.R. No. 322 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 51 | 51 | | rising vote of the House on March 8, 2023. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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