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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Lubbock lost an esteemed community |
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leader with the passing of Delbert McDougal on November 10, 2023, at |
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the age of 86; and |
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WHEREAS, Delbert McDougal was born on January 29, 1937, in |
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Smyer to Chester and Alda McDougal; he learned the importance of |
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hard work at an early age, spending his youth chopping weeds in a |
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cotton patch for 45 cents an hour, and in 1955, he graduated from |
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Smyer High School; on April 2, 1961, he wed the love of his life, |
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Carolyn Ratliff, and the couple shared a rewarding marriage that |
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spanned more than six decades; and |
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WHEREAS, After taking college business courses and working |
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for General Electric, this esteemed Texan enjoyed a successful |
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career in home building, property development, construction, and |
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real estate; active in his community, he was a member of dozens of |
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boards, including the Electric Utility Board of Lubbock Power & |
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Light, Market Lubbock, University Medical Center, Lubbock Reese |
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Redevelopment Authority, West Texas Home Builders Association, |
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Wayland Baptist University, and the Lubbock Apartment Association, |
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among others; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family, Mr. McDougal took |
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great pride in his sons, Marc and Mike, and with the passing years, |
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his treasured family grew to include his four grandchildren, Tara, |
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Tyler, Hudson, and Harrison, and four great-grandchildren, Tye, |
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Miles, Clara Kate, and Lottie; in his leisure time, he took pleasure |
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in spending time at the lake with family, and he traveled to each of |
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the seven continents during his lifetime; he was also an avid fan of |
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the New York Yankees and attended nine World Series games, which |
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included taking four generations of McDougals to the Fall Classic; |
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a man of deep faith, he was a member of First Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, While the death of Delbert McDougal brings great |
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sadness to his loved ones, he leaves behind a legacy that will long |
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be treasured by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Delbert McDougal and extend sincere condolences to the members of |
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his family: to his wife, Carolyn McDougal; to his sons, Marc |
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McDougal and his wife, Pam, and Mike McDougal and his wife, Melissa; |
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to his grandchildren, Tara Lashford and her husband, Patrick, Tyler |
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McDougal and his wife, Audra, Hudson McDougal, and Harrison |
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McDougal; to his great-grandchildren, Tye, Miles, Clara Kate, and |
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Lottie; and to his other relatives 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Delbert |
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McDougal. |