| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 14 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Flower Mound lost an engaged citizen, an admired |
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| 6 | 6 | | veteran, and a friend to many with the passing of Donald Joseph |
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| 7 | 7 | | Shields on July 3, 2023, at the age of 84; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The son of George Shields and Mary Rita Healy |
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| 9 | 9 | | Shields, Don Shields was born in Buffalo, New York, on November 5, |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1938; he proudly served his country in the United States Navy for 22 |
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| 11 | 11 | | years, attaining the rank of master chief petty officer; through |
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| 12 | 12 | | the years, he continued to be known as "Master Chief" to those who |
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| 13 | 13 | | knew him well; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Shields was deeply patriotic and very dedicated |
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| 15 | 15 | | to his community; a staunch Republican, he gave generously of his |
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| 16 | 16 | | time and talents in behalf of campaigns for conservative candidates |
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| 17 | 17 | | and causes; he attended all events and meetings of the Flower Mound |
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| 18 | 18 | | Area Republican Club and often represented the group outside |
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| 19 | 19 | | polling places; he was also a longtime member of the NRA; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Mr. Shields shared a |
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| 21 | 21 | | fulfilling 50-year marriage with his wife, June Ann Shields; he was |
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| 22 | 22 | | blessed with four children, Kirk, Kara, Karl, and Keath, as well as |
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| 23 | 23 | | four grandchildren, Craig, Kaitlin, Cole, and Cameron, and he |
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| 24 | 24 | | delighted in supporting them at their activities; sustained by a |
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| 25 | 25 | | strong faith, Mr. Shields was a valued member of his church, where |
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| 26 | 26 | | he served on the security team; he loved music, especially |
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| 27 | 27 | | traditional barbershop singing, and his family enjoyed hearing him |
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| 28 | 28 | | play the harmonica and tap out melodies on the piano; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Although Don Shields will be sadly missed, his |
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| 30 | 30 | | faith, patriotism, and civic involvement will remain a lasting |
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| 31 | 31 | | source of inspiration to those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be |
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| 32 | 32 | | it |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 34 | 34 | | Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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| 35 | 35 | | Donald Joseph Shields and extend sincere sympathy to the members of |
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| 36 | 36 | | his family: to his wife, June Ann Reeves Shields; to his children, |
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| 37 | 37 | | Kirk Shields and his wife, Christi, Kara Shields, Karl Shields and |
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| 38 | 38 | | his wife, Elizabeth, and Keath Shields; to his grandchildren, |
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| 39 | 39 | | Craig, Kaitlin, Cole, and Cameron; to his great-grandchildren, |
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| 40 | 40 | | Kaydon and Paityn; to his siblings, Mary, Brian, Art, Helen, |
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| 41 | 41 | | JoAnna, and Marita; and to his many other relatives and friends; |
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| 42 | 42 | | and, be it further |
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| 43 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 44 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 45 | 45 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Don |
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| 46 | 46 | | Shields. |
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| 47 | 47 | | Bumgarner |
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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. 14 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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| 51 | 51 | | vote of the House on July 13, 2023. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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