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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Citizens of Wichita Falls lost a valued friend and |
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community leader on January 23, 2007, when James E. Lane passed away |
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at the age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to James and Augusta Lane on April 9, 1927, |
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James Lane was a Wichita Falls native; he served his country in the |
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U.S. Navy during World War II and later worked for Ruddy Packing and |
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Paul Scheurer Engineering; and |
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WHEREAS, On February 6, 1950, Mr. Lane married the former |
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Elizabeth Frerich, with whom he shared 56 years of love and |
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companionship, and the couple were blessed with three children, |
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Deloris, Louis, and Leo; and |
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WHEREAS, With the aid of his wife, he started James Lane Air |
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Conditioning in 1957, and that ambitious entrepreneurial venture |
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continues to thrive 50 years later as James Lane Air Conditioning, |
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Heating, and Plumbing; under Mr. Lane's leadership, the company |
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received national recognition as a semifinalist in the Better |
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Business Bureau "Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics," an |
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achievement of which he was justifiably proud; moreover, this |
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prominent gentleman served as president of the Air Conditioning |
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Contractors of America-Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Lane was a longtime supporter of the Boys and |
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Girls Clubs of Wichita Falls, serving on the board for 33 years and |
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as president for a year and participating on multiple committees; |
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he also chaired the North Texas Area Council, a group of 22 North |
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Texas clubs, and received the National Board Medallion for his |
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exemplary service to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America; and |
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WHEREAS, An avid outdoorsman and rancher, Mr. Lane enjoyed |
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hunting and fishing with his family, particularly his |
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grandchildren; he practiced his faith as a member of Sacred Heart |
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Catholic Church, and he was a 4th Degree member of the Knights of |
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Columbus; notably, he was also highly regarded as the "Wagon Boss" |
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of the Mavericks, a group of local businessmen famous for preparing |
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hearty fare for community events; and |
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WHEREAS, James Lane was a man of character, compassion, and |
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generosity who enjoyed giving back to his community, and he leaves |
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behind a legacy to treasure by those who held him dear; now, |
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therefore, 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 James E. Lane and |
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extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Elizabeth Lane; to his daughter, Deloris Lane; to his sons and |
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daughter-in-law, Louis Lane and Leo and Sherri Lane; to his |
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brothers, Clarence Lane and Joe Lane; to his grandchildren, |
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McKenzie, James Clayton, and Taylor Lane; and to his other |
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relatives and 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of James E. |
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Lane. |
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Farabee |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 247 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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