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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The life of a highly respected civic leader drew |
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to a close with the passing of Kenneth Duncan Dickson of Rockwall |
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on August 19, 2021, at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Kenneth Taylor Dickson and Trixie |
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Duncan Dickson, Ken Dickson was born on December 29, 1938, and |
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grew up in Dallas; he was part of the final class to attend |
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Pleasant Grove High School, graduated from W. W. Samuell High |
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School in 1957 and earned a bachelor's degree in |
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business/agriculture from East Texas State University; answering |
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his nation's call to duty, he served in the U.S. Army and with the |
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49th Armored Division of the Army National Guard; and |
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WHEREAS, Active with local politics for more than 40 |
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years, Mr. Dickson was a founding member of the Rockwall County |
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Republican Men's Club, serving two terms as president and |
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continuing as a member of the executive committee until his |
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death; furthermore, he was a precinct chair, an election judge, |
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and a delegate to Republican state and local conventions; he |
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worked in support of numerous election campaigns, most notable |
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those of U.S. Representative Ralph M. Hall, and he received the |
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Ralph M. Hall Chairman's Award from the Rockwall GOP for a |
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lifetime of service in support of the Republican Party; in |
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recognition of Mr. Dickson's achievements, a street was named |
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after him in Rockwall, where he served on the city council for |
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four years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Dickson was a founding member and president |
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of the North American Tuli Association and a co-owner of the Tuli |
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cattle breed magazine, and he cherished the time he spent caring |
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for his own cattle; in the 1980s, he began working in the oil and |
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gas industry, and at the age of 82, he had no plans to retire; |
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since 2005, he had served as a member of the Interstate Oil and |
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Gas Compact Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Dickson enjoyed the |
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love and support of his wife of 44 years, Judy; he was the devoted |
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father of two children, Craig and Jason, and he treasured his |
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four grandchildren; a committed Christian, he was a valued |
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congregant of Lakepointe Church, where he was a longtime |
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volunteer at the Connection Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for his strong faith, his magnanimous |
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personality, his love of State and Country, and his dedication to |
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his fellow citizens, Ken Dickson lived a caring, authentic and |
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purposeful life, and he leaves behind a record of service that |
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his loved ones can remember with pride; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 87th Texas Legislature, |
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3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Kenneth |
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Duncan Dickson and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of |
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his family: to his wife, Judith Dion Dickson; to his sons, |
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Kenneth Craig Dickson and his wife Lynne, and Jason Keith Dickson |
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and his wife Lauren; to his grandchildren, Abigail Peavey and |
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husband Rafe, and Macy, Cohen, and Savannah Dickson; and to his |
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many other relatives and friends; 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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Ken Dickson. |