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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Jack Oliver Faegre of |
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Denton were deeply saddened by his passing on March 11, 2023, at the |
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age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Selmer Albert Faegre and Mabel Lucile |
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Monroe, Jack Faegre was born in Jefferson Township, Iowa, on June |
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15, 1934, and he grew up with the companionship of his sister, |
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Phyllis; he graduated from Iowa State University with an |
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engineering degree, and from 1959 to 1970, he served as an officer |
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in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, retiring at the rank of |
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captain; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Faegre subsequently moved to Texas and began |
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working for Texas Instruments in Dallas; he later held engineering |
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positions with Frito-Lay and Rockwell International; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his retirement from Rockwell, Mr. Faegre |
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settled in the Robson Ranch community in Denton and became actively |
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involved in county elections, serving as an election judge and as |
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the only Republican precinct chair for Robson Ranch for nearly 20 |
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years; an advocate for voter participation, he was instrumental in |
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establishing the Robson Ranch clubhouse as a polling site for early |
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and election-day voting; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Faegre benefited from the |
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love and support of his wife, Creeda; he took great pride in his |
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children, Kyle, Carrie, and the late Lorna Fallon, and his |
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stepchildren, Brandon and Christopher, and he was further blessed |
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with six grandchildren, Max, Sam, Heather, Elliott, Nathaniel, and |
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Ashlyn, and a great-grandchild, Maci; he was a lifelong fan of the |
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Dallas Cowboys, and in his younger years, he was an avid skier and |
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enjoyed taking family ski trips to Colorado; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Jack Faegre will be greatly missed, he has |
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left his loved ones with a wealth of memories that they will forever |
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cherish; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jack Oliver Faegre and |
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extend heartfelt sympathy to all who mourn his passing; 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 Jack |
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Faegre. |