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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Family and friends of Horace Arnold Durham of Pecan |
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Gap were deeply saddened by his passing on January 9, 2009, at the |
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age of 74; and |
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WHEREAS, Horace Durham was born on January 23, 1934, in New |
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Deal; he shared a half-century of marriage with his beloved wife, |
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Peggy Jean, and the couple had one daughter, Peggy Lynet, who |
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preceded Mr. Durham in death; and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime farmer and rancher, Mr. Durham worked |
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land in Lubbock County before moving to the Pecan Gap area, where he |
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and Mrs. Durham operated their ranch for 40 years; active with the |
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programs of the Delta County Farm Bureau, Mr. Durham was the |
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recipient of the bureau's 2008 Pioneer Award and further |
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contributed to his community as a deacon with First Baptist Church |
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and as a member of the Wolfforth Lions Club and Bethel Lodge No. 134 |
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in Ladonia; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Horace Durham |
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will remember the way he touched their lives with his kindness and |
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generosity, and he will forever hold a treasured place in their |
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hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Horace Arnold Durham and extend |
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sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife, Peggy |
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Jean Durham; to his mother-in-law, Coye Reid; to his sister, |
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Johnnye Smith, and her husband, Donald; and to his other relatives |
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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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Horace Durham. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 83 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 19, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 83 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the Senate on March 25, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |