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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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| 8 | 9 | | a close with the passing of Vertis O'Neal Storey of Kaufman on |
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| 9 | 10 | | January 29, 2025, at the age of 79; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, The son of Harold and Mildred Storey, Vertis Storey |
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| 11 | 12 | | was born in Galveston on July 20, 1945, and he grew up in Houston |
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| 12 | 13 | | with his sister, Marilyn; he graduated from Milby High School, and |
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| 13 | 14 | | he earned an undergraduate degree in psychology at the University |
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| 14 | 15 | | of Houston in 1973; two years later, he completed graduate school at |
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| 15 | 16 | | Stephen F. Austin State University; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Storey embarked on his career as a staff |
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| 17 | 18 | | psychologist at Terrell State Hospital; he spent some four decades |
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| 18 | 19 | | at the hospital, providing exemplary care to patients and serving |
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| 19 | 20 | | as the director of quality management; he was at the forefront of |
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| 20 | 21 | | the implementation of the state hospital electronic medical record |
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| 21 | 22 | | system, and he helped develop new programming while serving as |
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| 22 | 23 | | director for the Career Village and the multiple disabilities, |
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| 23 | 24 | | transitional living, and extended care units; moreover, he was |
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| 24 | 25 | | program director for a number of other hospital treatment programs |
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| 25 | 26 | | as well as for state committees and task forces; after retiring in |
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| 26 | 27 | | 2017, he joined the board of the Terrell State Hospital Volunteer |
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| 27 | 28 | | Services Council; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Storey enjoyed the love |
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| 29 | 30 | | and support of his wife of 58 years, Mary Carolyn; they raised two |
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| 30 | 31 | | children, Alison and Christopher, and welcomed two grandchildren |
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| 31 | 32 | | and two great-grandchildren into their family; Mr. Storey liked to |
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| 32 | 33 | | travel, and he and his wife supported many community and social |
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| 33 | 34 | | projects; and |
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| 34 | 35 | | WHEREAS, While the death of Vertis Storey brings great |
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| 35 | 36 | | sadness to his loved ones, he leaves behind a legacy that will long |
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| 36 | 37 | | be treasured by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 38 | 39 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Vertis O'Neal |
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| 39 | 40 | | Storey and extend heartfelt condolences to the members of his |
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| 40 | 41 | | family: to his wife, Mary Carolyn Storey; to his daughter, Alison |
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| 41 | 42 | | Storey-Novak, and her husband, Mark; to his grandchildren, Vanessa |
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| 42 | 43 | | Collins and Storey White and his wife, Destinae; to his |
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| 43 | 44 | | great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Christopher Carpenter; and to his |
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| 44 | 45 | | many other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 47 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 47 | 48 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Vertis |
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| 48 | 49 | | Storey. |
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