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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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memories of Victor Tinsley of Fort Worth, who passed away on |
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April 26, 2023, at the age of 87; and |
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WHEREAS, A fourth-generation native of Tarrant County, Vic |
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Tinsley was born in Fort Worth on September 24, 1935, to Victor and |
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Cleyone Tinsley, and he grew up with a brother, John; he graduated |
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from Paschal High School and The University of Texas, where he was |
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president of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity and a Silver Spurs |
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member; he earned a master of business administration degree at |
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Texas Christian University, and he served with the Texas Air |
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National Guard from 1958 to 1964; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Tinsley worked for local manufacturers until |
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1974, when he became a commercial real estate broker; in 1983, he |
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cofounded Ellis & Tinsley, Inc., and maintained an office with the |
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firm after selling his interest in 2013; widely respected, he |
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served on the boards of the Greater Fort Worth Association of |
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Realtors and the Society of Commercial Realtors, and he was |
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appointed by the city council to the Citizens Committee for Fort |
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Worth's Future; moreover, he taught management and business finance |
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courses at Tarrant County Junior College; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Tinsley benefited from the |
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love and support of his family, which included his 3 children, |
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Laura, Bill, and John, and his 10 grandchildren and 4 |
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great-grandchildren; he took many hunting and fishing trips to |
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Alaska, Mexico, and South America, and he enjoyed spending time |
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with his loved ones on the ranch he bought in Parker County; he was |
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also an avid reader of Texas and American Southwest history; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for his wisdom and quick wit, Vic Tinsley |
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embraced life to the fullest, and he will long be remembered with |
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deep affection by all who were fortunate enough to know him; now, |
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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 Victor Tinsley and |
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extend heartfelt condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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children, Laura Adlis and her husband, David, Bill Tinsley and his |
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wife, Suzanne, and John C. Tinsley; to his former wife and close |
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friend, Hope Tinsley; to his grandchildren, Sarah Benedetti, Jacob, |
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Samuel, and Rachel Adlis, Preston Goodall, Madeline, Blake, and |
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Saige Tinsley, and Kason and Bailey Bakouris; to his |
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great-grandchildren, Stella and Violet Benedetti and Daniel and |
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Annika Adlis; and to his other relatives and friends; 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 Vic |
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Tinsley. |