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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, A full and purposeful life came to an end with the |
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passing of Wayne Wilson Streety, Sr., of Paris, Texas, on February |
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8, 2009, at the age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Wilbarger County on January 8, 1921, to |
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Charlie and Birdie Streety, Wayne Streety married the former |
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Kathryn Owens in 1940; the couple were blessed with a son, Wayne, |
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and enjoyed 44 years together until Mrs. Streety passed away in |
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1984; fortunate to find love a second time, Mr. Streety wed Juanita |
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Foster in 1985, and their union continued to the time of |
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Mr. Streety's death; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Streety was involved with the Boy Scouts of |
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America and the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, and he |
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served as a member and president of the board of trustees for the |
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Littlefield Independent School District; a rancher in Red River |
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County for a number of years, he later worked as bus foreman for |
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North Lamar ISD; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan was a congregant of College |
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Street Church of Christ and a lifetime member of the Musician's |
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Union of California; he was a Shriner and a 32nd degree Scottish |
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Rite and York Rite Mason with memberships at the Littlefield Lodge |
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No. 1161, Collins Lodge No. 356, and Paris Lodge No. 27; moreover, |
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he and his wife Juanita were avid dancers who belonged to the North |
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Texas Square and Round Dance Association and the North Star Eight |
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Square Dance Club; and |
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WHEREAS, Although he is deeply missed, those fortunate enough |
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to have known Wayne Streety will forever treasure memories of time |
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spent in his company; 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 Wayne Wilson Streety, Sr., and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Juanita Foster Streety; to his son, Wayne Wilson Streety, Jr., and |
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his wife, Sharon; to his stepson, Steven Foster, and his wife, |
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Vicki; to his grandchildren, Tray Streety, Tony Whittle and his |
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wife, Lori, Clint Whittle and his wife, Sara, Johnna McNeal and her |
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husband, James, Shawn Bishop and his wife, Stephanie, Cody Foster, |
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Amy Graves and her husband, Bryan, and Casey Foster and his wife, |
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Leah; to his great-grandchildren, Ryan, Hayden, Marrisa, Jose, |
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Daniel, and Neicy Whittle, J. D., Natlie, and Drew McNeal, Savanah |
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and Scott Bishop, Levi and Tori Hess, Coogan and Case Foster, and |
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Gatz and Evan Michaels; 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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Wayne Streety. |