| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 159 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Residents of Laredo lost an esteemed civic leader |
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| 6 | 6 | | with the passing of Joseph Claude Martin III on October 29, 2023, at |
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| 7 | 7 | | the age of 82; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born in Laredo on May 3, 1941, Joseph Martin was the |
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| 9 | 9 | | son of Joseph Claude Martin Jr. and Anita Ligarde Martin, and the |
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| 10 | 10 | | descendant of several of the oldest South Texas families; he grew up |
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| 11 | 11 | | with three sisters, Patsy, Josephine, and Minnie; after completing |
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| 12 | 12 | | his education, he returned to his hometown and embarked on a |
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| 13 | 13 | | multi-faceted career in the insurance business, real estate |
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| 14 | 14 | | development, construction, ranching, and oil and gas exploration; |
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| 15 | 15 | | and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Martin gave generously of his time and expertise |
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| 17 | 17 | | to almost every civic organization in Laredo and chaired numerous |
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| 18 | 18 | | boards; for many years, he was a trustee of the Bruni Mineral Trust, |
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| 19 | 19 | | and in 1997, he succeeded his father as a co-trustee of the Lamar |
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| 20 | 20 | | Bruni Vergara Trust, benefiting countless individuals in his |
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| 21 | 21 | | beloved city; he proudly followed in the footsteps of both his |
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| 22 | 22 | | father and his grandfather by serving on the board of the Laredo |
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| 23 | 23 | | National Bank; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, An avid traveler, Mr. Martin also loved wing |
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| 25 | 25 | | shooting, and he combined his two passions whenever possible, and |
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| 26 | 26 | | he made friends in the shooting world from South American bird boys |
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| 27 | 27 | | to Italian gunmakers; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Martin set an inspiring example through his |
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| 29 | 29 | | steadfast commitment to his community, and he earned the lasting |
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| 30 | 30 | | respect and admiration of all who were privileged to know him; now, |
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| 31 | 31 | | 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, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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| 34 | 34 | | Joseph Claude Martin III and extend sincere sympathy to the members |
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| 35 | 35 | | of his family: to his partner, Rita K. Peters; to his children, |
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| 36 | 36 | | Michelle Martin Elliott and her husband, William, Melissa Martin |
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| 37 | 37 | | Baldwin and her husband, Kenny, Joseph Claude Martin IV, and Albert |
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| 38 | 38 | | Martin II; to his grandchildren, Andy Shults and his wife, Celeste, |
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| 39 | 39 | | Charles D. Maynard III, Melissa E. Maynard, Chantal Martin, Hunter |
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| 40 | 40 | | J. Baldwin, and Tyler J. Baldwin; to his great-grandchildren, |
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| 41 | 41 | | Beckem D. Edwards and Presley Lennon W. Shults; to his siblings, |
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| 42 | 42 | | Patsy Galo and her husband, Mickey, Josephine Cohen and her |
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| 43 | 43 | | husband, Richard, and Minnie Baird and her husband, Will; and to his |
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| 44 | 44 | | many other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 46 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 47 | 47 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Joseph |
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| 48 | 48 | | Claude Martin III. |
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| 49 | 49 | | Raymond |
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| 50 | 50 | | ______________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 52 | 52 | | I certify that H.R. No. 159 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 53 | 53 | | rising vote of the House on November 7, 2023. |
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| 54 | 54 | | ______________________________ |
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| 55 | 55 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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