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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Jerry Lynn Strawn of Panhandle on September 17, 2020, at |
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the age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Norvell and Doris Strawn, Jerry Strawn |
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was born on June 1, 1941, in Littlefield; he attended Bovina High |
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School, where he played football and basketball, and went on to |
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enroll at Texas Tech University; majoring in agronomy, he |
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distinguished himself as a member of the university's crops judging |
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team before earning his bachelor's degree in 1965; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Strawn put his education to good use during a |
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long career in agriculture, which involved farming first in Bovina |
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and Stratford and later just outside of Panhandle; in addition to |
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his agricultural endeavors, he became an active member of the |
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Panhandle community, coaching youth baseball and basketball, |
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serving on the cemetery association board, and holding various |
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positions with the Panhandle Country Club; in 1986, he joined the |
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Carson County commissioners court, and during a remarkable tenure |
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that spanned 24 years, he also aided local fire departments in |
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fighting fires and in disaster recovery efforts; and |
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WHEREAS, Valuing his family above all else, Mr. Strawn |
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enjoyed the love and support of his wife, Kay, and he took great |
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pride in his three children, Mike, Karen, and Charlie; with the |
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passing years, he had the privilege of welcoming five grandchildren |
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and a great-grandson into the family; and |
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WHEREAS, Although he is deeply missed, Jerry Strawn touched |
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countless lives during his journey on this earth, and his loved ones |
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will forever hold him 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 memory of Jerry Lynn Strawn |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Kay Strawn; to his son, Mike Strawn, and his wife, Joan; to |
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his daughter, Karen Strawn; to his daughter-in-law, Millie Strawn, |
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the widow of his son, the late Charlie Lynn Strawn; to his |
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grandchildren, Melissa Shelley and Dixi, Jerry, Charles, and Caleb |
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Strawn; to his great-grandson, Patrick Shelley; to his siblings, |
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Bill Strawn and his wife, Verna, Vicki Richards and her husband, |
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Leon, and Judy Herring; to his sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, |
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Dixi and Dick Jones and Roy and Trudy Hartzog; and to his other |
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relatives and 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 Jerry |
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Strawn. |