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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends were deeply saddened by the |
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passing of longtime Brady resident Gilbert Currie on August 26, |
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2007, at the age of 61; and |
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WHEREAS, Gilbert "Buttermilk" Currie was born in Brady on |
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April 9, 1946, to James Arthur Currie and Myrtle Mae Maxwell Currie; |
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in 1965 he was joined in matrimony to Jacqueline Potter, and he |
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provided for his family by working as a custodian for the Brady |
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Independent School District for 20 years until his retirement in |
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2004; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Currie was active in his community as a member of |
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the Brady Masonic Lodge, the Jaycees, and the First United |
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Methodist Church of Brady; he founded His Hands Ministry in the late |
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1980s and served as the lay director and a host mentor for the Heart |
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of Texas Emmaus community; and |
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WHEREAS, Combining his concern for others with a love of |
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cooking, Mr. Currie helped to organize the first Brady/McCulloch |
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County Chamber of Commerce World Championship Goat Cook-Off and |
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served as head cook for the annual event for 25 years; he was also |
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the head cook for his church's annual July Jubilee Barbecue for many |
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years; and |
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WHEREAS, Held in high regard by other community leaders, Mr. |
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Currie was asked to act as Santa Claus numerous times by the chamber |
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of commerce, the members of his church, and the Brady ISD; in 1986 |
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he was named Citizen of the Year, and in 2000 the chamber of |
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commerce presented him with the organization's Lifetime |
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Achievement Award; in addition, he was the winner of the first |
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Bishop's Exemplar Award from the Southwest Texas Conference of the |
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United Methodist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, his faith, and his community, |
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Gilbert Currie was a generous and warmhearted man who gave of his |
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time and energy to help others, and his kindness and compassion will |
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forever be remembered by those who knew and loved him; 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 Gilbert Currie and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Jackie Currie; to his daughters, Sarah Moulden and her |
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husband, Matthew, and Stacy Fisher and her husband, Jordan; to his |
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brothers, J. T. Currie and his wife, Helma, J. W. Currie, and Job |
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Currie and his wife, Cathy; to his sister, Ida Mae Isom; to his |
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brothers-in-law, Kenneth Parum, Butch Airheart, John Potter and his |
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wife, Vickie, Jimmy Potter and his wife, Norma, and Joe Potter and |
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his wife, Billie; to his sister-in-law, Faye Currie; 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 Gilbert |
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Currie. |