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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Residents of Lamar County lost a committed public |
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servant with the death of Commissioner Micheal Roger Blackburn of |
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Sylvan on February 12, 2007, at the age of 62; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on April 2, 1944, in Paris, Mike Blackburn |
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served his country during the Vietnam War as a member of the U.S. |
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Army; after returning home, he went to work in the manufacturing |
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division of the UARCO plant, where he remained a dedicated employee |
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for nearly 30 years until the plant's closing; in addition, he was a |
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longtime rancher and the owner of Blossom Hardware and Blossom Feed |
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Store; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Blackburn was first elected commissioner of |
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Precinct No. 1 in 1994 and began serving the following year; he |
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quickly gained the respect of colleagues and constituents alike for |
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his strong convictions and decisive actions and for his genuine |
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desire to help people; during his tenure, he served as the |
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court-appointed coordinator of the Lamar County Courthouse |
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renovation, a project that he had long championed, and in 2006, the |
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courthouse was recognized with a historic restoration award by |
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Preservation Texas; returned to office by the voters time and again |
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for his service in behalf of area residents, Commissioner Blackburn |
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was in his 13th year of office at the time of his passing; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Blackburn enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, Becky, with whom he celebrated 40 years of |
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marriage on January 5, 2007; moreover, he was the devoted father of |
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two sons, Micheal and Craig, and he took great pleasure in the |
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company of his three grandsons, Brian, Jake, and Hank; and |
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WHEREAS, Mike Blackburn served his fellow citizens with |
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vision and dedication, and although he will be deeply missed, he |
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will long be remembered for his myriad contributions to Lamar |
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County; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby honor the memory of Micheal Roger Blackburn and extend |
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sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Becky |
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Blackburn; to his sons, Micheal Lee Blackburn and Craig Lewis |
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Blackburn and his wife, Tabitha; to his grandchildren, Brian Lee |
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Blackburn, Micheal Jake Blackburn, and Hank Isom Blackburn; to his |
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brothers, Harold Lee Blackburn and his wife, Emmy, and Donald |
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Claude Blackburn and his wife, Jo; and to his other relatives and |
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many 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Micheal Roger Blackburn. |