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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The community of Galveston lost one of its most |
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beloved residents with the passing of Henry Peter Porretto, Jr., on |
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March 18, 2007, at the age of 78; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on Galveston Island on July 16, 1928, Mr. |
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Porretto was a graduate of Kirwin High School, where he was class |
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president and a member of the varsity football team; he furthered |
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his education at The University of Texas at Austin and the |
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University of Houston, earning degrees in geology and petroleum |
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engineering; and |
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WHEREAS, Following a tour of duty with the U.S. Army in the |
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Korean War, Mr. Porretto was employed in the oil industry before |
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acquiring real estate holdings and working for himself; his |
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properties included his beloved Porretto Beach, which he owned and |
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operated for 40 years and often lent for use to such organizations |
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as the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the Jaycees, and the |
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Galveston County Sheriff's Department; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, Mr. Porretto gave generously of |
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his time and talents to his hometown; he was a former president of |
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the Hotel Association of Galveston and a valued member of the |
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Galveston Park Board of Trustees; moreover, his 40 years of service |
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with the Galveston Lions Club earned him the Lion of the Year Award |
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as well as the Doctor Mihovil Award for Outstanding Leadership to |
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the Welfare of his Community; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all else, Mr. Porretto was a devoted husband |
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and father who leaves behind a legacy of strength, courage, and |
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integrity that will be forever treasured by those who held him dear; |
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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 Henry Peter Porretto, |
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Jr., and extend sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife |
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of 50 years, Rosemarie Matijevich Porretto; to his children, Lt. |
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Henry Stephen Porretto, Michael Joseph Porretto and his wife, |
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Suzanne, Mark Dominic Porretto, Rose Ann Porretto Clements and her |
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husband, Scott, and Sonya Porretto Nelson and her husband, Darryl; |
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to his grandchildren, Alexander and Nicolette Nelson, Samuel, |
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Marcus, and Giovanni Porretto, and Alexandria Clements; and to his |
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other relatives and many 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 Henry Peter |
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Porretto, Jr. |
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Eiland |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1686 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 11, 2007. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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