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By: Homer H.C.R. No. 279

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories of Lloyd R. Smith of Collinsville, who died on May 7, 2007, at the age of 75; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Smith was born to James Dudley and Metta Bunch Smith on March 21, 1932, in Powderly; he served with the U.S. Army in Korea and Hawaii; and

WHEREAS, A graduate of East Texas State University, where he earned both bachelor's and master's degrees, this esteemed Texan taught vocational agriculture at Valley View, Paris, and Pilot Point schools; he also gave generously of his time as an elder at Bonham Street Church of Christ in Paris and at Collinsville Church of Christ; and

WHEREAS, Lloyd Smith married the former Dorothy Long in Paris on December 24, 1954, and the couple became the proud parents of three children; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Smith will be deeply missed by those fortunate enough to have shared in his love and friendship; he lived a caring and purposeful life, and he leaves behind a legacy to be treasured by those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas hereby pay tribute to the life of Lloyd R. Smith and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Dorothy Smith; to his sons, Randy Smith and his wife, Annette, and Dale Smith and his wife, Sara; to his daughter, Diana Hood, and her husband, Bruce; to his brother, E. L. Smith, and his wife, Karen; to his sisters, Edna Goss Hunt and Ruth Hutto; to his seven grandchildren, Rachel Silvester and her husband, James, Russell Smith and his wife, Sarah, Allie and Ryan Smith, and Stuart, Spencer, and Hannah Hood; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of Lloyd Smith.