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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Friends and family are mourning the loss of Jimmy E. |
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Upton of Blossom, who passed away on March 24, 2009, at the age of |
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64; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Dallas on July 20, 1944, to Bonnie and Claude |
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Upton, Jimmy Upton lived in several different locations throughout |
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the United States before settling in Paris, Texas, in the early |
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1960s; he answered his nation's call to duty with service in the |
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Vietnam War as a member of the 1st Infantry Division of the U.S. |
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Army and earned two Bronze Stars; Mr. Upton married the love of his |
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life, the former Billie E. Harris, in 1970, and the couple nurtured |
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a rewarding marriage that was made even richer by the addition of |
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three children and two grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Upton went to work as a welder for Babcock & |
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Wilcox after returning from the war, and his career there spanned |
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more than three decades; he also owned and operated his own |
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automotive repair shop in Blossom for a number of years; in 1998, he |
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retired from both occupations and shortly afterward went to work as |
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an aircraft mechanic for L3 Communications; and |
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WHEREAS, Known to his friends as "BoBo," Mr. Upton was a |
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member of the Blossom Masonic Lodge and enjoyed hunting and fishing |
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when not at work or spending time with his loved ones; although he |
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will be deeply missed, Jimmy Upton leaves his family and friends |
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with a wealth of fond memories that will be treasured long into the |
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future; 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 Jimmy E. Upton and extend sincere |
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sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Billie Upton; to |
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his children, Michelle Bailey, Stephanie Gandy, and Jody Upton; to |
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his grandchildren, Mallory Ackley and Jayden Upton; to his brother, |
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Claude Upton; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be |
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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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Jimmy Upton. |
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Homer |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 170 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 23, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 170 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the Senate on May 18, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |