| 1 | 1 | | 88S30920 CW-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Johnson S.R. No. 66 |
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| 5 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The State of Texas lost an esteemed civil engineer |
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| 7 | 7 | | with the passing of Marquis Gideon Goode Jr. of Dallas on June 18, |
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| 8 | 8 | | 2023, at the age of 101; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Mark Goode was born in Quinlan on August 12, 1921, |
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| 10 | 10 | | and he grew up in Dallas; while a student at Texas A&M University |
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| 11 | 11 | | and a member of the Corps of Cadets, he was commissioned in the U.S. |
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| 12 | 12 | | Army; following his service in World War II, he returned to Texas |
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| 13 | 13 | | A&M to complete his civil engineering degree; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, In 1947, Mr. Goode began a four-decade career with |
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| 15 | 15 | | the Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, |
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| 16 | 16 | | serving as a civil engineer and ultimately as agency director |
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| 17 | 17 | | before his retirement in 1986; he demonstrated visionary leadership |
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| 18 | 18 | | throughout his tenure, overseeing major growth in road construction |
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| 19 | 19 | | and the development of the Interstate Highway System; moreover, he |
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| 20 | 20 | | helped create employment opportunities for women and minorities; |
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| 21 | 21 | | and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Goode further contributed to his profession as |
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| 23 | 23 | | president of the Western Association of State Highway and |
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| 24 | 24 | | Transportation Officials and through his active involvement with |
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| 25 | 25 | | the American Association of State Highway and Transportation |
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| 26 | 26 | | Officials and the Transportation Research Board; in recognition of |
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| 27 | 27 | | his many accomplishments, he was inducted into the Texas |
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| 28 | 28 | | Transportation Hall of Honor and named a recipient of AASHTO's |
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| 29 | 29 | | highest accolade, the MacDonald Memorial Award; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Goode enjoyed the love and |
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| 31 | 31 | | support of his wife of 79 years, Lucille McDermott Goode, who |
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| 32 | 32 | | preceded him in death in 2021; they were the devoted parents of two |
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| 33 | 33 | | children, Scott and Mark, and they welcomed a host of grandchildren |
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| 34 | 34 | | and great-grandchildren into their family; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, While the passing of Mark Goode brings great sadness |
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| 36 | 36 | | to his loved ones, he leaves behind a legacy that will long be |
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| 37 | 37 | | treasured by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 3rd |
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| 39 | 39 | | Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Marquis Gideon |
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| 40 | 40 | | Goode Jr. and extend heartfelt condolences to the members of his |
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| 41 | 41 | | family: to his son, Scott Goode, and his wife, Wanda; to his |
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| 42 | 42 | | daughter-in-law, Dianne Goode; to his grandchildren, Mark and Alex |
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| 43 | 43 | | Goode, Christopher and Dianne Irwin, Hunter Michael Carl Goode, and |
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| 44 | 44 | | Mac, Meg, Kate, and Charles and Allison Goode; to his |
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| 45 | 45 | | great-grandchildren, Mark and Micah Drew Goode, and Wesley, Connor, |
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| 46 | 46 | | and Shepherd Irwin; to his niece, Linda Goode; and to his other |
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| 47 | 47 | | relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 48 | 48 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 49 | 49 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this |
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| 50 | 50 | | day, it do so in memory of Mark Goode. |
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