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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends mourn the loss of Dan Peacock of |
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Mineola, who died on June 16, 2009, at the age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in 1924 in Hawkins to C. A. and Ella Black |
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Peacock, Dan Peacock attended Mineola schools and graduated at the |
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age of 19 from North Texas State, where he received a triple major |
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in chemistry, math, and biology; he honorably served his country in |
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the United States Navy during World War II; and |
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WHEREAS, Known by all as a "fine gentleman", Mr. Peacock was |
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dedicated to his nation, his state, and his community; he served on |
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the boards of directors for multiple community organizations, |
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including the Andrews Center, the Mineola Civic Center, the Mineola |
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Memorial Library, the Mineola Industrial Foundation, and the |
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Literacy Council; and |
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WHEREAS, Passionate about education, Mr. Peacock taught |
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chemistry at Tarleton State University and Texas A&M University |
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before returning to Mineola in the mid-1950s; he spent years on the |
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Mineola ISD Board of Trustees leaving a legacy that continues to |
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enrich the lives of area students; Mr. Peacock spent his later |
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years reading to children at the local library, instilling in them a |
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passion for reading and learning; and |
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WHEREAS, Truly a blessing to his community, Dan Peacock |
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received countless awards during his life, being named by the |
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Mineola Chamber of Commerce as Man of the Year in 1960, Humanitarian |
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of the Year in 1987, as well as the Distinguished Lifetime |
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Achievement Award in 1996; and |
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WHEREAS, Preceded in death by his loving parents, his |
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brothers, Roy and Virgil, and his sister Mildred Peppeard, |
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Mr. Peacock will be missed by all who knew him; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Dan Peacock and extend sincere condolences to his sisters, Margaret |
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Peacock Steel of Mineola and Mary Peacock Simms of Tyler; and to his |
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other relatives and countless 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 Dan Peacock |
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of Mineola. |