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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Welborn Boyd Harris Jr. of Lubbock on January 2, 2021, at |
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the age of 93; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Welborn B. Harris Sr. and Callie Lee |
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Cissel Harris, "Dub" Harris was born on December 8, 1927, in |
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Morganfield, Kentucky, and he grew up with the companionship of two |
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sisters, Callie and Florence; after graduating from Union County |
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High School, he joined the U.S. Air Force; a staff sergeant, he |
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served as a meteorologist with the postwar U.S. occupation forces |
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in Japan, and he was discharged in 1948; later, he moved to Lubbock |
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and earned his degree in business administration at Texas Tech |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Harris remained in Texas and worked in real |
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estate until 1957, when he accepted a position with a subsidiary of |
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the Westinghouse Corporation that transferred him to several |
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locations throughout the U.S.; he returned to Lubbock in 1964 as the |
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dealer principal at Hub Motor Company, and he was subsequently |
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employed by Lubbock Methodist Hospital as vice president of |
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development; in 1972, he became the first development officer for |
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the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and he later |
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became a licensed real estate appraiser, ultimately retiring at the |
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age of 86; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of deep faith, Mr. Harris taught Sunday school |
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at First United Methodist Church of Lubbock, and he was a charter |
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member of St. Luke's Lubbock, which he helped organize; in |
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addition, he was a former president of the Lubbock Country Club, and |
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he was a member of the Greater Southwest Lubbock Rotary Club and the |
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Texas Tech Alumni Association; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Harris enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, Denece, with whom he shared a rewarding |
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marriage of more than seven decades; he was the devoted father of |
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two daughters, Kitty and Linn, and he took great pride in his four |
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grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Dub Harris will be deeply missed, he has |
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left his family and friends with a wealth of memories that they will |
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forever treasure; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Welborn Boyd |
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Harris Jr. and extend sincere condolences to his loved ones; and, |
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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 Dub Harris. |