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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of George W. Arrington of Canadian, who passed away on April 14, |
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2021, at the age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of French and Ollie Arrington, George |
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Arrington was born in Fort Worth on January 26, 1933, and he grew up |
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with the companionship of a sister, Ann, and a twin brother, |
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William; after graduating from the New Mexico Military Institute in |
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Roswell, he earned a bachelor's degree in finance from the |
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University of Oklahoma; later, he attended law school at the |
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University of Tulsa and Oklahoma City University, and he received a |
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juris doctor degree in 1966; and |
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WHEREAS, While studying law, Mr. Arrington was employed at |
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Cities Service Oil Company, where he remained for 10 years before |
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relocating to Canadian and becoming an independent worker in the |
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oil and gas industry; additionally, he owned and operated the |
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Arrington family ranch in Hemphill County; and |
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WHEREAS, Highly engaged in civic life, Mr. Arrington was |
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active in the Republican Party; he was a member of the Canadian City |
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Council for four years, and he served as mayor of Canadian for six |
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years; moreover, he was appointed to the Governor's Committee on |
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Aging and to the Red River Authority of Texas board, which he |
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further served as president; he also led the Panhandle-Plains |
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Historical Society in Canyon as president; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Arrington shared a loving union with his wife, |
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Jane, that spanned six decades until her passing in 2014; he took |
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great pride in their children, Cathy, Julie, and Mike, and over the |
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years, he was further blessed with 8 grandchildren and 11 |
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great-grandchildren; sustained by a deep faith, he was a longtime |
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member of the First Presbyterian Church of Canadian, and he served |
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as an elder, delegate to the general assembly, and commissioner of |
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the Palo Duro Presbytery; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man and a dedicated public servant, |
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George Arrington lived a rich and purposeful life, and he leaves |
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behind a record of service that will forever remain a source of |
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inspiration; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of George W. Arrington and extend heartfelt sympathy to all who |
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mourn his passing; and, be it 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 George |
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Arrington. |