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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 Ray Pace of McKinney, who passed away on March 23, 2021, at the |
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age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Julian and Ruby Pace, Ray Pace was born on |
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September 17, 1941, in Abilene, and grew up with a brother, Julian; |
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after graduating from Waco High School in 1959, he attended Texas |
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Tech University and later received a bachelor's degree in business, |
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economics, and finance from Baylor University; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1962, Mr. Pace married the love of his life, the |
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former Sondra Kay Nelson, and they shared nearly six decades |
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together; he took great pride in his daughters, Karen and Keli, and |
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with the passing years, he had the pleasure of seeing his family |
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grow to include four grandchildren, Wyatt, Ty, Karis, and Kyle; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Pace worked for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas |
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for 13 years before founding The Pace Group, a health care |
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consulting firm; a valued member of his community, he served on the |
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boards of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Camp Fire, |
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Marketplace Ministries, and several area banks; to honor his wife's |
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volunteerism, he established the Sondra Nelson Pace Foundation, |
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which has supported several youth and Christian organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for his kindness and generosity, Ray Pace |
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lived a caring and purposeful life dedicated to his faith, his |
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family, and his friends, and he leaves behind a record of service |
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that his loved ones can remember with pride; 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 Ray Pace and extend |
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sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; 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 Ray Pace. |