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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life marked by commendable service to his country |
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and community drew to a close with the passing of World War II |
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veteran Norman Randle of Eastland on October 29, 2001; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on June 29, 1917, in Edgewood, Mr. Randle was |
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raised in Van Zandt County; he married his first wife, the former |
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Pinkie Love, as a young man, and they lived in Eastland and Ranger; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In 1942, Mr. Randle enlisted in the U.S. Army and |
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became a member of the 24th Infantry Division, 647th Ordnance; his |
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tour of duty in World War II included service in Europe, New Guinea, |
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the Philippines, and Australia, and he was among the troops who |
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occupied Japan after its surrender; he was awarded the |
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with Arrowhead device and the World |
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War II Victory Ribbon; and |
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WHEREAS, After returning from his military service, Mr. |
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Randle was employed by the Premier Oil Company until it closed and |
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then worked for Ranger College for 20 years; a man of faith, he was a |
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valued member of St. Paul Baptist Church in Ranger, where he was a |
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deacon for 34 years; after Pinkie Randle passed away, Mr. Randle |
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married Ledell King in 1990, and the couple moved to Eastland, where |
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they shared 11 happy years together; and |
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WHEREAS, A loyal friend to many and a devoted companion to his |
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loved ones, Norman Randle will be deeply missed, but he will always |
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be remembered with great admiration and affection; 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 Norman Randle and |
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extend sincere sympathy to his wife, Ledell Randle, and to his other |
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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 Norman |
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Randle. |