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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long treasure their memories |
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of Mark Andrew Smith of Dallas, who died on January 18, 2021, at the |
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age of 50; and |
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WHEREAS, Mark Smith was born in Richardson on February 13, |
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1970, to Randy and Margaret Smith, and he grew up with the |
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companionship of two siblings, Todd and Camille; a talented |
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athlete, he graduated from Richardson High School, where he |
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received all-district honors in football; he continued to play for |
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the Texas Longhorns at The University of Texas at Austin from 1989 |
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to 1992, and he was a member of the team that had four wins against |
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the University of Oklahoma at the annual Red River Shootout; at six |
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foot six and weighing around 300 pounds all of his adult life, he |
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was nicknamed "Big" by a fellow Longhorn, and he went on to play |
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rugby for a time with the Dallas Harlequins; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Smith enjoyed a successful career in risk |
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management with BAR Constructors, a family-owned municipal water |
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contracting firm, where he worked his way up to become a minority |
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owner; he was also active with the Texas Water Infrastructure |
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Network as a founding member and chairman, and during the COVID-19 |
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pandemic, he was instrumental in keeping his team of essential |
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workers safe on the job by adopting enhanced safety protocols, |
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allowing them to provide critical water projects for communities |
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across Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Smith enjoyed the love and |
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support of his wife, Kim "Bambi" Smith, and he was the proud father |
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of two daughters, Laney and Shay; he delighted in the time he spent |
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hunting with his friends, the Hunters of Northridge, and he served |
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his community as president of the Friends of Lakewood father's |
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group and as a founder of the White Rock Spring Games; moreover, he |
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was a faithful member of Northridge Presbyterian Church; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man and a respected professional, |
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"Big" Smith brought strength, conviction, and pride to everything |
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he did and everyone he loved, and he will forever remain a vibrant |
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presence for those he leaves behind; 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 Mark Andrew Smith |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family and to |
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his many 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 Mark Smith. |