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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Alice lost a beloved friend and a |
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respected civic leader with the passing of Cecil Carlisle on |
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December 21, 2006, at the age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on May 4, 1921, in the town he would proudly |
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call home all his life, Mr. Carlisle was a graduate of Alice High |
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School, where he was senior class president and an All-District end |
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for the Alice Coyotes football team; in 1943, he earned his |
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bachelor's degree in business from Texas A&M University before |
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bravely serving his country in World War II as a B-17 pilot; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his return to civilian life in 1946, Mr. |
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Carlisle began a career in the insurance business, eventually |
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becoming president of Carlisle Insurance Agency; his years of civic |
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service to his community included tenures on the city council, as a |
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charter member of the Jim Wells County Master Planners Association, |
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and as president of the Alice Chamber of Commerce, which honored him |
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in 1988 with induction into its Hall of Honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Carlisle was first elected mayor of Alice in |
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1959, and he held the office until 1967; throughout his |
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distinguished service, he was instrumental in the development of |
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the city and set a sterling example of leadership that is still |
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resonant today; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifetime member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, |
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he served on the Diocese of Corpus Christi Advisory Board for four |
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bishops, and helped to found the St. Elizabeth School Endowment |
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Fund; in addition, this charter member of the Knights of Columbus |
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Council #2992 was honored with the title of Knight of the Equestrian |
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Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem and was awarded the |
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distinction of Knight of St. Gregory the Great by Pope John Paul II; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Highly regarded by all who knew him, Mr. Carlisle |
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built a life that was rich in family, friends, and accomplishments, |
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and although he will be deeply missed, he will always be remembered |
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with great respect and admiration; 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 Cecil Carlisle and |
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extend sympathy to the members of his family: to his children, Nancy |
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Carlisle, Chuck Carlisle and his wife, Mary Jane, Tom Carlisle and |
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his wife, Brenda, and Michael Carlisle; to his wife, Janet Carlisle |
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and to her children, Hicks Harris and his wife, Tracy, Hayden Harris |
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and his wife, Linda, and Hollis Harris and his wife, Jennifer; to |
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his grandchildren, Lisa, Allison, Daniel, David, Robert, Chase, |
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Juliana, Hunter, Hondo, Shane, Maggie, and Emily; to his seven |
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great-grandchildren; to his brother, Gerald Carlisle; and to his |
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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 Cecil |
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Carlisle. |