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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Duane |
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Francis Snell of Lamesa, who died on March 13, 2021, at the age of |
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73; and |
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WHEREAS, Duane Snell was born in Lamesa, Texas on July 15, |
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1947, to F.E. "Bud" and Phyllis Snell, and he grew up with one |
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sister, Jolene; he shared a rewarding marriage of 51 years with his |
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wife, Vicki Smith Snell, and he was the proud father of two |
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children, Traci and Bradley; later in life, he had the pleasure of |
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welcoming into his family two grandsons, Deakin and Dalton, as well |
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as a great-granddaughter Harper; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Snell was for many of his early years a cotton |
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farmer in the small community of Klondike in Patricia, Texas |
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spending his days cultivating the fertile land of West Texas; and |
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later he was a respected member of the Lamesa business community as |
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a crop insurance agent with Matlock & Associates, and as a real |
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estate broker for 25 years to his firm, Duane Snell Real Estate; Mr. |
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Snell and his wife, Vicki, were known to give generously of their |
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time and financial support to many worthy causes such the local |
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school district and several civic organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, Duane was active over the years with his weekly golf |
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group at Lamesa Country Club where loud laughter, bad jokes, and |
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golf stories were frequently shared after the day's round; and Mr. |
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Snell was also known to be an accomplished manufacturer of cigar box |
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guitars, as well as a bassist in an outlaw bluegrass and country |
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garage band playing local events and fairs; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man and a hardworking professional, |
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Duane Snell lived a rich and purposeful life, and those he leaves |
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behind will forever cherish their memories of this kind, humorous, |
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and caring man; 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 memory of Duane Snell and |
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extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Vicki Snell; to his mother, Phyllis Snell; to his sister, Jolene |
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Haney; to his children, Traci Stokes and her husband, Brad Stokes, |
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and Bradley Snell; to his grandsons, Deakin Stokes and his wife, |
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Sara, and Dalton Stokes; to his great-granddaughter, Harper Jane |
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Stokes; and to his 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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Duane |
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Francis Snell. |