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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 635

 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of Texas takes pleasure in recognizing

 1-4     Enoch Sevier Duncan for his many contributions to San Angelo and

 1-5     Tom Green County; and

 1-6           WHEREAS, Born in Johnson City, Tennessee, in 1920,

 1-7     this honorable gentleman was educated in Jonesboro and at the

 1-8     University of Tennessee; he earned a bachelor's degree; and

 1-9           WHEREAS, A lifelong patriot, Mr. Duncan served his country

1-10     honorably as a pilot in the United States Army Air Corps from

1-11     1942 to 1945, and he won the Air Medal and three oak leaf

1-12     clusters; and

1-13           WHEREAS, Serving in the United States Foreign Service,

1-14     Mr. Duncan spent time in Beirut, Cairo, Kuwait, Amman, and

1-15     Baghdad; and

1-16           WHEREAS, A graduate of the National War College,

1-17     Enoch Duncan was cited for a distinguished paper at that

1-18     time; and

1-19           WHEREAS, Mr. Duncan graduated from the School of Advanced

1-20     International Studies, a branch of Johns Hopkins University,

1-21     after a year of intensive academic study of Arabic and advanced

1-22     international studies; and

1-23           WHEREAS, The State Department awarded Mr. Duncan a Superior

 2-1     Honor Award in 1967; he and his beloved wife, Dorothy, retired

 2-2     to San Angelo in 1974; and

 2-3           WHEREAS, Because Enoch Duncan has been a lifelong Republican,

 2-4     he plunged right in and began to organize a Republican Party in

 2-5     San Angelo; and

 2-6           WHEREAS, Mr. Duncan has served as Precinct Chairman,

 2-7     Tom Green County Chairman, and Presidential Elector; he has

 2-8     been a mentor, confidant, and recruiter for the party; now,

 2-9     Tom Green County has a viable Republican Party, and most of the

2-10     credit goes to Enoch Sevier Duncan; now, therefore, be it

2-11           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

2-12     75th Legislature, hereby commend and applaud the significant

2-13     contributions made by Enoch Sevier Duncan to his community

2-14     and his state; and, be it further

2-15           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for

2-16     Mr. Duncan as an expression of the highest regard of the

2-17     Texas Senate.

2-18                                                               Wentworth

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2-20                                          President of the Senate

2-21                                       I hereby certify that the above

2-22                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

2-23                                  on May 2, 1997.

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2-25                                          Secretary of the Senate

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2-27                                           Member, Texas Senate