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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The life of an esteemed conservationist drew to a |
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close with the passing of J. C. Romines of Jack County on November |
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21, 2022, at the age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Charles and Ora Romines, J. C. Romines was |
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born in Seymour on May 19, 1937, and he grew up with 10 siblings; he |
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joined the U.S. Army in 1956 and was honorably discharged from the |
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82nd Airborne Division in 1959; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1961, Mr. Romines entered the 13th Academy of the |
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Texas Game and Fish Commission, which later merged with the State |
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Parks Board to form the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; he |
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first served as a game warden in Denton County, and he returned in |
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1965 to Jack County, where he worked for nearly three decades; |
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following his retirement in 1992, he served as a special warden in |
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Fannin, Lubbock, and Dallam Counties for five years, and from 1997 |
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to 2017, he was a ranch warden for the WT Waggoner Estate; and |
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WHEREAS, A founding member of the Texas Game Warden |
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Association and a former president of the North American Wildlife |
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Enforcement Officers Association, Mr. Romines touched many lives |
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through his dedicated work as a conservationist; civically engaged, |
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he helped create hunting events for youth in Jack County, and he was |
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a master of Fort Richardson Masonic Lodge No. 320, a 32nd degree |
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Scottish Rite Mason, and a Maskat Shrine member; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Romines enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, the late Shirley Romines, with whom he |
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shared a rewarding marriage of 63 years; he was the devoted father |
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of three children, Kellie, Janean, and Daniel, and he took great |
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pride in his six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, While the death of J. C. Romines 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 hereby pay tribute to the memory of J. C. Romines and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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children, Kellie Brown, Janean Romines, and Daniel Romines; to his |
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grandchildren, Devin, Katie, Lindsey, Summer, Autumn, and Micah; to |
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his great-grandchildren, Jackson, Lydia, Pecos, and Porter; and to |
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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 J. C. |
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Romines. |