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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The residents of Williamson County experienced a |
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profound loss with the untimely death of County Commissioner |
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S. Thomas McDaniel on February 28, 2006, at the age of 61; and |
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WHEREAS, A resident of Georgetown since 1996, Mr. McDaniel |
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operated his own certified public accounting and financial services |
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firms, and he became active in a variety of civic organizations, |
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including the Georgetown Library Foundation, the Georgetown |
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Chamber of Commerce, and the Williamson County Historical Museum; |
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his interest in community affairs led him into politics, and he |
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worked on many campaigns before standing as a candidate in 2004 and |
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being elected to the Williamson County Commissioners Court as the |
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representative for Precinct Three; and |
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WHEREAS, Commissioner McDaniel quickly earned a reputation |
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for hard work and integrity; he put in long hours to fully research |
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issues and spent extensive time with his constituents to assess |
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their opinions and concerns; his dedication was also evident in his |
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perfect record of attendance at commissioners court meetings, and |
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he was widely respected for staying true to his convictions and |
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passionately supporting them in debate and in his votes and |
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official actions; and |
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WHEREAS, Tom McDaniel's honorable service in elected office |
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was an expression of the values he had nurtured throughout his life; |
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a native Texan born in Terrell, he joined the Air Force at age 17; |
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after four years as an airman, he enrolled at Dallas Baptist College |
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and earned a bachelor's degree in accounting in 1971; in the |
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following decades, he advanced through a series of important jobs, |
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working as an auditor for Arthur Young and Company and holding |
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senior management positions for several companies that specialized |
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in manufacturing tools for the oil industry; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Tom McDaniel relied on the |
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love and support of his wife, Linda; the two spent 34 fulfilling |
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years together, and Mr. McDaniel often spoke of his wife's crucial |
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role in his professional and political success; and |
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WHEREAS, Tom McDaniel's tenure as county commissioner stands |
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as an example of committed civic involvement that all may admire, |
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and his legacy will long be remembered by his fellow public servants |
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and by the Williamson County residents that he so faithfully |
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represented; now, 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 S. Thomas McDaniel and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Linda Kay Williams McDaniel; to their son, Ryan Thomas |
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McDaniel; and to his other relatives and many friends; 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 the |
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Honorable S. Thomas McDaniel. |