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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Charles Lee Orr of Kerrville passed away on April |
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18, 2007, leaving his family with fond memories of his many |
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accomplishments and his wise words of advice; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Frank and Bessie Orr, Chuck Orr was born |
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near Detroit in 1924; like so many others of his generation, he was |
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shaped by the difficult times his family experienced during the |
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Great Depression; coming of age as the United States entered World |
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War II, he volunteered to fight for his country as a member of the |
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U.S. Marine Corps; and |
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WHEREAS, His military service took him to California, where |
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he met Alma Mae Pfaff, and they were wed following the war; their |
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60-year marriage brought them four sons as well as an extended |
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family of four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, and |
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ended with Mrs. Orr's death in 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Orr enjoyed a long and productive career with |
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General Motors, which took him to assignments around the world and |
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eventually brought him to Arlington; following his retirement, he |
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and his wife settled in Kerrville in 1988, where they became well |
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known and highly regarded members of the community; they spent many |
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enjoyable years in the Hill Country and were familiar figures at the |
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Lady Bird Johnson Golf Course and at their favorite area |
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restaurants; and |
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WHEREAS, This caring man took great pride and pleasure in his |
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family, and the values that he instilled in his loved ones will |
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continue to guide them in years to come; 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 Charles Lee Orr and |
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extend deepest condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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sons, Jeff, John, and Paul; to his grandchildren, Michael, David, |
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Kimberly, and Katie; to his great-grandchildren, Caroline, |
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Kathleen, Caden, and Ashlyn; and to his other relatives and |
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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 Chuck Orr. |