| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 615 |
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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 John Richard Orr of Clint on February 27, 2023, at the |
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| 7 | 7 | | age of 75; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, John Orr was born on October 7, 1947, to Gerry and |
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| 9 | 9 | | James "Dick" Orr, and he grew up in the Lower Valley with two |
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| 10 | 10 | | sisters, Gerry and Terry; after graduating from Fabens High School, |
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| 11 | 11 | | he went on to attend Kemper Military School in Boonville, Missouri, |
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| 12 | 12 | | and The University of Texas at El Paso; on February 3, 1969, he |
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| 13 | 13 | | joined the United States Marine Corps, and from September 1969 to |
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| 14 | 14 | | September 1970, he served as a scout sniper in Vietnam; he was |
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| 15 | 15 | | honorably discharged at the rank of sergeant; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Following his return from the military, Mr. Orr |
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| 17 | 17 | | spent most of his life farming and working with cattle as a cattle |
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| 18 | 18 | | truck driver and feed lot manager; during his leisure time, he |
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| 19 | 19 | | enjoyed playing golf, attending the annual USMC Scout Sniper |
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| 20 | 20 | | Association reunion and the yearly Cow Hauler reunions, and being |
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| 21 | 21 | | with his family and friends; a proud veteran, he was selected to |
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| 22 | 22 | | take the 2019 Honor Flight of Southern New Mexico and El Paso to |
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| 23 | 23 | | Washington, D.C.; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Above all else, Mr. Orr was devoted to his wife of 46 |
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| 25 | 25 | | years, Teresa, and his son, JJ; he was the proud grandfather of five |
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| 26 | 26 | | grandchildren, Russell, who survives him, and Emma May, John |
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| 27 | 27 | | William, James Benjamin, and Ava Nicole, who preceded him in death; |
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| 28 | 28 | | and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Although John Orr is deeply missed, he has left his |
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| 30 | 30 | | loved ones with a wealth of memories that they will forever |
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| 31 | 31 | | treasure; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 33 | 33 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of John Richard Orr and |
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| 34 | 34 | | extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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| 35 | 35 | | wife, Teresa Orr; to his son, John James "JJ" Orr, and his wife, |
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| 36 | 36 | | Carolyn; to his grandson, Russell Welch; to his sisters, Gerry |
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| 37 | 37 | | Reinhardt and her husband, Arthur, and Terry Anson and her husband, |
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| 38 | 38 | | Robert; and to all others who mourn his passing; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 41 | 41 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of John Orr. |
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| 42 | 42 | | González of El Paso |
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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. 615 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 46 | 46 | | rising vote of the House on March 30, 2023. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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