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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The family and friends of James Sparks, Jr., of |
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Beaumont were greatly saddened by his passing on March 8, 2008, at |
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the age of 66; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on March 23, 1941, to James William Sparks, |
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Sr., and Vurla Carpenter Sparks, Jimmy Sparks graduated from South |
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Park High School and proceeded to earn degrees from Lamar |
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University and Baylor University; and |
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WHEREAS, After a 40-year career practicing law in his |
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hometown, Mr. Sparks had recently spent five years living in |
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Fredericksburg, fulfilling his long-held desire to reside in the |
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Texas Hill Country; he was a member of Westgate Church of Christ; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Although he is deeply missed, those who treasured |
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this caring and thoughtful man will forever remember with great |
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affection his zest for life and wonderful sense of humor; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of James Sparks, Jr., and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Martha Dougharty Sparks; to his sons, Mark Sparks and James Sparks |
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III and his wife, Nancy; to his niece, Dana Work, and her husband, |
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Scott; to his great-nephews, David and Ethan Work; and to his other |
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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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of James |
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Sparks, Jr. |
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Hilderbran |
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Alvarado |
Gonzales |
Miller of Comal |
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Anchia |
Gonzalez Toureilles |
Miller of Erath |
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Aycock |
Gutierrez |
Morrison |
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Branch |
Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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Brown of Kaufman |
Hartnett |
Otto |
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Brown of Brazos |
Heflin |
Parker |
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Callegari |
Hilderbran |
Pena |
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Cohen |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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Coleman |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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Craddick |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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Crownover |
Keffer |
Sheffield |
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Davis of Harris |
King of Parker |
Smith of Tarrant |
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Davis of Dallas |
King of Taylor |
Smith of Harris |
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Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Smithee |
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Driver |
Kleinschmidt |
Solomons |
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Eiland |
Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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Elkins |
Lucio III |
Turner of Tarrant |
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England |
Madden |
Turner of Harris |
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Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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Farrar |
Marquez |
Villarreal |
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Flores |
Martinez Fischer |
Walle |
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Gallego |
McReynolds |
Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 17 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on February 26, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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