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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dewey Douglas Stockbridge of Alpine, a respected |
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biologist for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, tragically |
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passed away on August 8, 2020, at the age of 36; and |
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WHEREAS, Dewey Stockbridge was born in Fredericksburg on |
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November 16, 1983, to Randy and Connie Stockbridge and was raised |
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with a sister, Leslie; he was an outstanding student and athlete at |
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Mason High School, where he graduated in 2002, and he went on to |
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obtain a wildlife and fisheries sciences degree at Texas A&M |
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University in 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, Embarking on his career with the Texas Parks and |
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Wildlife Department in 2005, Mr. Stockbridge joined the Black Gap |
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Wildlife Management Area as a wildlife technician; passionate about |
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habitat restoration for the desert bighorn sheep of far West Texas, |
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he became deeply engaged in conservation efforts for the animals |
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and was promoted to wildlife biologist; eventually, he took on the |
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role of lead wildlife biologist for the Elephant Mountain Wildlife |
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Management Area, helping to return pronghorn and desert bighorn |
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sheep to their native range in the Trans-Pecos region; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Stockbridge contributed to his professional |
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community as a member of the Texas Wildlife Association, the Texas |
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Bighorn Society, the Desert Bighorn Council, and the Wild Sheep and |
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Mule Deer Foundations, among numerous other organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Stockbridge enjoyed the |
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love and support of his wife, the former Shannon Staudt, and their |
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children, Jameson and London; an avid hunter and angler, he passed |
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on his love of nature and the outdoors to his son and daughter; he |
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was also a valued member of the First United Methodist Church of |
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Mason; and |
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WHEREAS, Dewey Stockbridge was a significant asset to his |
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community and to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and his |
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commitment to conservation and wildlife restoration will be |
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remembered and admired for years to come; 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 Dewey Douglas |
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Stockbridge and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Shannon Stockbridge; to his son, Jameson |
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Stockbridge; to his daughter, London Stockbridge; to his parents, |
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Randy and Connie Stockbridge; to his sister, Leslie Becker, and her |
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husband, Travis; to his niece, Aubrey Joy Becker; to his father- and |
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mother-in-law, Eddie and Peggy Staudt; and to his many other |
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relatives, friends, and colleagues; 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 Dewey |
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Stockbridge. |