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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Friends and family are mourning the loss of Clyde |
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Donald Smith of Paris, Texas, who passed away on May 2, 2009, at the |
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age of 69; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on April 1, 1940, to Clyde and Ruby Phipps Smith |
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in Lamar County, Don Smith graduated from Cunningham High School in |
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1958 and answered his nation's call to duty with service in the U.S. |
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Army, 49th Armored Division; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Smith married Nita Gordon in 1961, and the |
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couple shared 47 rewarding years of life together; they raised a |
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loving family that included a son, Nick, and a daughter-in-law, |
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Rhonda, as well as two grandchildren, Shea and Trevor; and |
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WHEREAS, An employee of the Campbell Soup Company before his |
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retirement, Mr. Smith also worked as a cattle rancher; he belonged |
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to the United Pentecostal Church, where he was a member of the board |
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and head usher; and |
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WHEREAS, Don Smith devoted himself to serving his country, |
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his family, and his faith, and he leaves his loved ones with many |
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treasured memories of the happy times they spent in his company; |
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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 Clyde Donald Smith and extend |
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sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Nita |
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Smith; to his son, Nick Smith, and his wife, Rhonda; to his |
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grandchildren, Shea and Trevor Smith; to his brother, Gene Smith, |
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and his wife, Cecelia; to his sisters, Pauline Plott, Marie Yancy, |
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and Cynthia Smith; to his sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Leta |
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and Gary Holcomb; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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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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Don Smith. |