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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Lloyd R. Smith of Collinsville, who died on May 7, 2007, at the |
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age of 75; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Smith was born to James Dudley and Metta Bunch |
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Smith on March 21, 1932, in Powderly; he served with the U.S. Army |
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in Korea and Hawaii; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of East Texas State University, where he |
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earned both bachelor's and master's degrees, this esteemed Texan |
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taught vocational agriculture at Valley View, Paris, and Pilot |
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Point schools; he also gave generously of his time as an elder at |
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Bonham Street Church of Christ in Paris and at Collinsville Church |
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of Christ; and |
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WHEREAS, Lloyd Smith married the former Dorothy Long in Paris |
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on December 24, 1954, and the couple became the proud parents of |
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three children; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Smith will be deeply missed by those fortunate |
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enough to have shared in his love and friendship; he lived a caring |
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and purposeful life, and he leaves behind a legacy to be treasured |
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by those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Lloyd R. Smith and extend sincere |
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sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Dorothy Smith; |
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to his sons, Randy Smith and his wife, Annette, and Dale Smith and |
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his wife, Sara; to his daughter, Diana Hood, and her husband, Bruce; |
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to his brother, E. L. Smith, and his wife, Karen; to his sisters, |
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Edna Goss Hunt and Ruth Hutto; to his seven grandchildren, Rachel |
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Silvester and her husband, James, Russell Smith and his wife, |
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Sarah, Allie and Ryan Smith, and Stuart, Spencer, and Hannah Hood; |
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and to 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Lloyd Smith. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 279 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 26, 2007. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 279 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the Senate on May 28, 2007. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |