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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Speck Phillips of Victoria is celebrating his |
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100th birthday in 2021, providing a welcome opportunity for family |
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and friends to express the love and affection they hold for him; and |
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WHEREAS, As a boy, Speck Phillips moved with his family to |
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Texas at the start of the Great Depression; he graduated from |
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Refugio High School in 1939 and then answered his nation's call to |
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duty, serving for five years in the U.S. Navy; in 1953, he received |
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a veterinary medicine degree from Texas A&M University, where he |
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was honored as the outstanding student in his graduating class; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Phillips practiced veterinary medicine for more |
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than half a century in Victoria, and he built a loyal clientele at |
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the Main Street Animal Hospital; he worked at four large ranches in |
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the area and gained experience caring for animals of all sizes, |
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including cattle; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Dr. Phillips enjoys the love |
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and support of his wife of 56 years, Bobbie Phillips, and their six |
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children; a man of strong faith, he has taught Sunday school at the |
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Rocky Creek Baptist Church, the Port O'Connor First Baptist Church, |
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and the First Baptist Church of Victoria; he has also been involved |
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in jail and prison ministries and has shared the gospel at the |
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Victoria County Juvenile Center for nearly two decades; a devoted |
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student of the Bible, he has committed numerous passages of |
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scripture to memory; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Speck Phillips has witnessed a panorama of |
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change over the course of a century, and he has met life's |
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challenges and opportunities with dignity and grace, earning the |
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deep admiration of all who are privileged to know him; now, |
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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 congratulate Dr. Speck |
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Phillips on the occasion of his 100th birthday and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Speck Phillips as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |