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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of James W. Odom of Lawton, Oklahoma, on October 5, 2021, |
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at the age of 77; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Cherry and W. L. Odom, Jim Odom was born |
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on August 5, 1944, in Muskogee, Oklahoma; he grew up in nearby |
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Wagoner and attended the University of Oklahoma in Norman, where he |
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earned a bachelor's degree in geology; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Odom began his career at City National Bank and |
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Trust and eventually retired from First National Bank and Trust; a |
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valued member of the Lawton community, he played an important role |
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in financing numerous businesses as well as eight churches in |
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Oklahoma and Louisiana; and |
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WHEREAS, On May 31, 1968, Mr. Odom married Judy Kimbriel in |
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Waco; over the course of a rewarding union that spanned more than |
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half a century, the couple were blessed with a fine family that grew |
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to include two children, James and Ashleigh, and six grandchildren; |
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in his leisure time, he loved to hunt and explore the great outdoors |
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with his friends and family, especially his grandchildren; he was |
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also a man of strong faith; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Jim Odom is deeply missed, memories of his |
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warmth, kindness, and delightful sense of humor remain to comfort |
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and inspire those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of James W. Odom |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Judy; to his son, Dr. James Odom; to his daughter, Ashleigh |
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Berry, and her husband, Jarett; to his grandchildren, Isaac Odom |
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and Jack, George, Rebecca, Joseph, and Nate Berry; to his sister, |
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Joanna Beck, and her husband, Wallace; to his sister- and |
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brother-in-law, Ann and Jerry Secrest; to his friend, Bill |
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Farinholt; and to all others who mourn his passing; 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Jim Odom. |