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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Friends and family are mourning the loss of Carl |
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Walter Smith of Paris, Texas, who died on January 19, 2009, at the |
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age of 84; and |
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WHEREAS, Carl Smith was born on February 16, 1924, to Clinton |
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and Gladys Smith in New Bedford, Massachusetts; he served his |
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country as a member of the United States Army during World War II, |
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helping to build Camp Maxey; and |
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WHEREAS, Following the war, Mr. Smith worked for the Lamar |
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Creamery Company in Paris; later, he was a manager for the Paris |
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Goodyear Store as well as the Firestone Tire Company in Bonham, |
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where he and his wife also owned and operated a furniture store; |
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returning to Paris, he worked in maintenance at Paris High School |
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for a decade until his retirement; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Smith was the father of three daughters, Carla |
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Floyd, Barbara Jacinto, and the late Donna Wright; he was a member |
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of the Baptist faith and devoted himself to local sports activities |
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as a baseball umpire and basketball referee; and |
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WHEREAS, Though he is deeply missed, Carl Smith will long be |
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remembered with great admiration and affection by those fortunate |
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enough to have shared in the richness of his life; now, therefore, |
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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 Carl Walter Smith and extend |
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sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his daughters, |
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Carla Floyd and Barbara Jacinto and her husband, Tony; to the mother |
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of his children, Eloise Smith; to his grandchildren, Jay Armstrong |
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and his wife, Tonya, Mitzi Springer and her husband, Jerry, Lori |
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Johnson and her husband, Chap, Robin McCarthy and her husband, |
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Kevin, Wesley Armstrong, and Shawn Robertson; to his brother, |
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Clinton Smith, Jr.; to his sister-in-law, Peggy Smith; to his 16 |
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great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren; and to his |
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other relatives 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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Carl Walter Smith. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 103 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 26, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 103 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the Senate on April 21, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |