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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The passing of Jim S. Sale of Dallas on February 2, |
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2007, has brought a great loss to his family and many friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Dallas on September 28, 1932, Jim Sale |
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enjoyed a successful career as a stockbroker and served his fellow |
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citizens as an active and effective community leader; and |
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WHEREAS, A proud veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Mr. Sale |
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enlisted in the Air National Guard while still a student at North |
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Dallas High School; he entered boot camp shortly after his |
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graduation and served in Japan and Korea during the Korean War; |
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after completing his military service, he attended Southern |
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Methodist University on the G.I. Bill; and |
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WHEREAS, Following work in the insurance business, he found |
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his true calling as a stockbroker in the 1960s and became an |
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executive vice president at Weber, Hall, Sale and Associates; after |
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20 years with the firm, he joined the brokerage house that became |
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Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in the Democratic Party, he served as |
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chairman of the small-business council for the party's national |
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committee; he also served on numerous other boards, including the |
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Veterans' Land Board of Texas, the Texas Criminal Justice Board, |
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the National Space Institute, Texas A&M University's College of |
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Science, and the Texas Industrial Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Sale was a devoted father and a man of strong |
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faith; he grew up as a member of Oak Lawn United Methodist Church |
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and attended Highland Park United Methodist Church for more than 40 |
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years; a recovering alcoholic with more than 20 years of sobriety, |
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he was humbled by his longtime association with Alcoholics |
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Anonymous and felt privileged to help literally hundreds of people |
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in their struggle with alcoholism; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for his generosity of spirit, his |
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patriotism, and his love for humankind, Jim Sale brought happiness |
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and hope to many people during his life, and although he will be |
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missed by those who were privileged to know and love him, his spirit |
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will live on in their hearts; 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 Jim S. Sale and extend |
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deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his children, |
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James Swift Sale, Jeffrey Leonard Sale, Leslie Allison Sale, John |
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Smith Sale, and Jess Garrison Sale; to his stepdaughters, Marjorie |
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Querbes Briley, Elizabeth Querbes, and Mary Elizabeth Bond; and to |
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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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jim S. |
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Sale. |
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Anchia |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 664 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 15, 2007. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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