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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Guadalupe County lost a beloved |
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neighbor and respected civic leader with the passing of Joe Bailey |
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Fleming on March 18, 2007, at the age of 94; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on October 1, 1912, Mr. Fleming was raised on |
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his family's farm and learned the value of hard work while growing |
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up during the Great Depression; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Seguin High School and Texas Lutheran |
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University, he enlisted in the armed forces after the bombing of |
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Pearl Harbor; one of the first young men from his hometown to join |
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the U.S. Navy Seabees, Mr. Fleming served in the Pacific theater |
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for three years; in 1945, while on leave, he married Helen Elizabeth |
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Schroeder, with whom he would share the next 62 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Fleming worked as an installation supervisor |
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for Western Electric Company for 12 years before opening his own |
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business, Fleming Transfer and Storage Company; after retiring from |
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the private sector, he was appointed Guadalupe County Constable and |
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served the community in that capacity for five years; and |
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WHEREAS, Elected Guadalupe County Judge in 1978, Mr. Fleming |
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set a high standard of professionalism and integrity while in |
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office; though he resigned in 1981 and returned to tending his |
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cattle ranch, he continued to make a positive difference in his |
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community, inspiring others with his civic involvement and |
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leadership; a former director of the local chamber of commerce, he |
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was also an executive member of the Alamo Area Council of |
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Governments, a life member of the public library and the VFW, and a |
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60-year member of the American Legion; and |
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WHEREAS, Held in high regard by all who were privileged to |
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know him, Joe Fleming built a life that was remarkably rich in |
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accomplishments and meaningful service to others and he will be |
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remembered with great admiration and affection; now, therefore, be |
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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 Joe Bailey Fleming and |
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extend sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Helen |
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Fleming; to his sisters-in-law, Bernice Fleming and Frances |
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Schroeder; to his nephews and nieces; and to all who mourn the |
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passing of this esteemed Texan; 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 Joe Bailey |
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Fleming. |