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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Hunt lost a respected fellow citizen |
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with the passing of Jack Dell Stone, Sr., on September 1, 2007, at |
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the age of 86; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of California, Mr. Stone was born on June |
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22, 1921, in Los Angeles; during his years at Beverly Hills High |
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School, he served as a drum major in the marching band and earned |
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his pilot's license; after graduation, he was accepted into the |
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prestigious California Institute of Technology, where he earned a |
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degree in chemical engineering; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Stone went on to serve his country in the Pacific |
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Theater as a member of the U.S. Navy; at the end of World War II, he |
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moved to Houston and gained employment with the Fluor Corporation; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, He shared more than half a century of marriage with |
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his wife, Patricia, with whom he raised four children and was |
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further blessed with 13 grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, In retirement, Mr. Stone relocated to Hunt and |
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became active in the Kerrville Bible Church, where he performed |
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several service ministries; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Jack Stone will |
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remember his strong faith and his love of family, community, and |
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country; though he will be deeply missed, his memory will live on in |
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the hearts of the many people whose lives he touched; 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 Jack Dell Stone, Sr., |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Patricia Conway Stone; to his sons, Jack Stone, Jr., and his |
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wife, Kathy, Patrick Stone and his wife, Sonya, and Bill Stone and |
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his wife, Janelle; to his daughter, Jennifer Rose and her husband, |
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Scott; to his 13 grandchildren; to his brother, Glen; and to his |
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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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jack Dell |
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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. 23 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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