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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Jimmie Lewel Armstead of Corpus Christi, who passed away on |
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September 8, 2019, at the age of 87; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Leo and Jeanie Mae Armstead, Jimmie |
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Armstead was born on March 16, 1932, in Marshall, and he grew up |
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with six siblings, Ernestine, Erma Jean, Arnettie, Vivian, Billy, |
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and Willie Earl; he was joined in matrimony to the former Johnnie |
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Mae Wayne, with whom he shared a rewarding union that spanned more |
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than six decades; he was the proud father of four children, Harold, |
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Cynthia, Terry, and Carl, and with the passing years, he had the |
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pleasure of welcoming into his family eight grandchildren and a |
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great-grandchild; and |
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WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Armstead |
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enlisted in the U.S. Army on November 3, 1950; following his |
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honorable discharge, he went on to enjoy a career as a longshoreman, |
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and he held elected positions with the International Longshoremen's |
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Association, serving as president of his ILA local and as business |
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agent of ILA No. 1225; he and his wife proudly supported the union, |
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inspiring the next generation of community advocates through their |
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tireless work; later in life, he earned a master's degree from the |
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University of Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, From an early age, Mr. Armstead was sustained by a |
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strong and abiding faith; he was a deacon at Friendship Baptist |
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Church, where he also served the congregation as a trustee, a member |
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of the Pastors Aid Committee, chair of the deacon board, and a |
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Sunday school teacher; in addition, he was a lifelong member of the |
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NAACP; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted husband, father, grandfather, and civic |
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leader, Jimmie Armstead lived a rich and purposeful life, and he |
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will forever be remembered with deep affection by all who held him |
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close in their hearts; 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 Jimmie Lewel Armstead |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Johnnie Mae Armstead; to his children, Harold Mills and his |
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wife, Tanya, Cynthia Mills Jones and her husband, Greg, Terry |
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Mills, and Carl Mills Sr. and his wife, Karen; to his grandchildren, |
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Tanisha "Nikki" Moore and her husband, Chris, Carl Mills Jr., Mark |
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Mills and his wife, Maida, Karis Mills, Jordan Mills, Jennifer |
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Jones, Brandon Mills, and Sarah Jones; to his great-grandson, |
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Jeremiah Mills; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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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 Jimmie |
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Armstead. |