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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The untimely death of Jeffrey Sean Barry of Dallas |
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on August 5, 2021, at the age of 47, has brought an immeasurable |
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loss to his family and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Dallas on February 13, 1974, Jeff Barry was |
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the son of Thomas and Kathleen Barry, and he grew up with the |
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companionship of a sister, Kelly; he attended St. Patrick Catholic |
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School, Forest Meadow Junior High School, and Lake Highlands High |
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School, where he graduated in 1992; he continued his studies at |
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Southern Methodist University, earning a bachelor's degree in |
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marketing from the Edwin L. Cox School of Business in 1996; while at |
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SMU, he pledged the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity and enjoyed a strong |
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bond of camaraderie with his fraternity brothers; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Barry went on to work for IBM, Winning Habits, |
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Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Ryan LLC, and other companies, in |
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addition to undertaking contract work; shortly before his passing, |
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he had co-founded a licensing company of his own, BarScot; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Barry was the loving father of three children, |
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Lucas, Blake, and Ashley, and he often took them on outings to the |
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Dallas Athletic Club, where he was a member; his hobbies included |
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playing golf with his friends; he was known as a warm and gregarious |
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man, and he was cherished by an extended family that included his |
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niece, nephew, aunts, uncles, and cousins; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Jeff Barry is deeply missed, he has left |
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his family and friends with many treasured memories, and he will |
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forever hold a special place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Jeffrey Sean Barry and extend heartfelt condolences to the |
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members of his family: to his children, Lucas Thomas Barry, Blake |
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Hodges Barry, and Ashley Ryan Barry; to his parents, Dr. Thomas E. |
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Barry and Kathleen E. Barry; to his sister, Kelly Anne Galloway; to |
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his niece, Audrey Layne Galloway, and nephew, Brady Thomas |
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Galloway; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jeffrey |
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Sean Barry. |