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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The long and productive life of a pioneering Texas |
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architect has drawn to a close with the passing of Daniel Boone of |
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Abilene on December 25, 2006, at the age of 93; and |
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WHEREAS, Dan Boone was born in Waco on December 4, 1913, the |
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son of Harry Holmes Boone and Clara Whiteman Boone; he graduated |
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from high school in Fort Worth and was trained as an architect at |
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The University of Texas at Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1943, Mr. Boone answered his country's call to |
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duty in World War II; commissioned as a captain in the United States |
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Army Corps of Engineers, he served a 30-month tour of duty in |
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Europe; and |
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WHEREAS, Following the war, he settled in Abilene and was |
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employed by architect David S. Castle; in 1956, Mr. Boone joined |
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with engineer William Pope to form the architectural firm of Boone |
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and Pope; over the next 30 years, the firm designed and built a |
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number of important buildings in West Texas, including the Abilene |
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City Hall, the Abilene Civic Center, the Taylor County Expo Center |
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Coliseum in Abilene, and the city's Mann and Madison Middle |
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Schools; Boone and Pope also designed significant buildings on the |
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campuses of McMurry University and Hardin-Simmons University; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Boone was highly respected in his profession, |
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serving as president of the Texas Society of Architects and |
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representing Texas on the American Institute of Architects Board of |
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Directors; he was also elected to the board of directors of the |
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National Council of Architectural Registration Boards and served |
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for a year as its president; in 1972, Dan Boone received the Pitts |
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Award from the Texas Society of Architects for distinguished |
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service to the profession, that organization's highest honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Boone is fondly remembered as an expert and |
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passionate fly fisherman, the veteran of many happy fishing |
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expeditions with his friends and family; Dan Boone was respected |
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for his fairness, honesty, and assured leadership, and his |
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contributions to West Texas architecture will stand as an enduring |
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example of professional excellence and integrity; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Daniel Boone and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Mary Ellen; to his sons, Daniel and his wife, Ann, and Mark |
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and his wife, Julie; to his stepson, Logan Wilson; to his |
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grandchildren, Kade, Matthew, Rhoda, and William; to his |
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great-grandchildren, Ashley and Isabella; and to the other |
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relatives and friends of this talented architect; 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 Daniel |
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Boone. |
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Goolsby |
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King of Taylor |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 121 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on February 22, 2007. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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