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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, A life lived with joy and purpose drew to a close |
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with the passing of Noble Grace Cammack of Longview on January 11, |
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2021, at the age of 99; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Claude and Sadie Cammack, Noble Cammack |
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was born in Brookeland in Sabine County on January 14, 1921; he grew |
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up with four siblings, Stella, Price, Joe Bill, and Jimmie, near |
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land granted to his maternal ancestors by the Republic of Texas |
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almost a century before; during World War II, he served his country |
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in the U.S. Navy; he graduated from Kilgore College and moved to |
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Longview to help his mother with her restaurant and boarding house; |
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after a few years of employment with Eastman Kodak, he embarked on a |
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33-year career in accounting with Lone Star Steel Company in 1950; |
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his retirement did not last, as he then took a new job in the City of |
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Longview's purchasing department; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Cammack married the love of his life, the former |
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Juanita Gossett, on April 8, 1950; they were blessed with four |
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children, Kerry, Bruce, Stephen, and Teresa; later, he became |
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"Bobo" to 13 treasured grandchildren and step-grandchildren, Alan, |
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Stuart, Alex, Cole, Blake, Brittney, Kendall, Casey, Matthew, |
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Jonathan, Brandon, Carolina, and Hailey, as well as 14 |
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great-grandchildren; he served as a deacon and elder of First |
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Christian Church, and he and his wife were faithful members of the |
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Cornerstone Sunday school class; in addition, he volunteered for |
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Meals on Wheels; he enjoyed gardening and traveling with his wife, |
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and they shared a fulfilling marriage of more than six decades until |
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her passing; in his last years, he treasured many friendships with |
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fellow residents of Buckner Westminster Place; the most gracious of |
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gentlemen, he always had a kind word for others, and he offered his |
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signature white handkerchief to anyone who might need it; he |
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continued to proudly stand for the Pledge of Allegiance and the |
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National Anthem, even when relying on a walker; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Noble Cammack is greatly missed by those he |
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left behind, they will forever cherish their memories of his |
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thoughtful, courteous ways and deep integrity; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Noble Grace Cammack and extend |
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sincere condolences to his family and 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Noble Grace Cammack. |