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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Friends and family are mourning the loss of Mike |
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Freewith of Paris, Texas, who passed away on March 6, 2009, at the |
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age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on September 8, 1920, to Mike and Maude |
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Freewith of Lamar County, Mike Freewith graduated from Paris High |
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School and attended Paris Junior College; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Freewith married Cecil Wooldridge in 1954 and |
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they enjoyed 28 fulfilling years of life together and raised two |
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children before her death in 1983; and |
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WHEREAS, He worked for Babcock and Wilcox Corporation and was |
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a member of the Breakfast Optimist Club, Paris Rodeo and Horse Club, |
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and the Lamar County Sheriff's Posse; he also coached baseball for |
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12 years and enjoyed working in ballpark concession stands; and |
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WHEREAS, Although he will be deeply missed, Mike Freewith |
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lived a caring and purposeful life and he leaves behind a wealth of |
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happy memories to be treasured by all who knew and cared for him; |
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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 Mike Freewith and extend sincere |
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sympathy to the members of his family: to his children, Mike |
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Freewith, Jr., and Susie Skidmore and her husband, David; to his |
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granddaughters, Lauren and Taylor Skidmore; to his sisters-in-law, |
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Doris Wooldridge and Katherine Jetton; to his caregiver, Tracy |
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Risinger; and to his 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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Mike Freewith. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 128 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 2, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 128 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 |