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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Kerrville lost a dedicated community |
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leader and valued friend with the death of Lieutenant Colonel Fred |
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F. Eubanks, Jr., (Ret.) in March 2008, at the age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Fred and Olivia Eubanks on October 20, 1919, |
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in Mart, Fred Eubanks grew up in Kingsville and attended Schreiner |
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Institute and Texas A&I University; he enlisted in the U.S. Marine |
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Corps in 1939 and served in World War II, the Korean War, and the |
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Vietnam War before retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 1966; |
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through the years, he received numerous decorations, including the |
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Silver Star and the Purple Heart; and |
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WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colonel Eubanks went on to enjoy a brief |
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career as a foreign service officer in Vietnam for the U.S. State |
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Department; returning to Texas, he worked as a concealed handgun |
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instructor and took a strong interest in civic affairs; he served as |
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chair of the Kerr County Republicans for more than five years and as |
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president of the Kerrville chapter of the Sons of the American |
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Revolution; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan further distinguished himself |
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as a longtime director of military ceremonies in the area, and |
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through his participation in the VFW, the Heart of the Hills Chapter |
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of the Air Force Association, the local chapter of the Retired |
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Officers Association, and Kerrville Masonic Lodge No. 697; |
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moreover, he was a member of Hunt United Methodist Church; he was |
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preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Patterson Eubanks; and |
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WHEREAS, Known for his genuine interest in others, his |
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cheerful nature, and his love of adventure, Fred Eubanks made a |
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positive difference in the world around him, and he will be |
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remembered with great affection and admiration for many years to |
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come; now, 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 Lieutenant Colonel |
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Fred F. Eubanks, Jr., (Ret.) and extend sincere sympathy to the |
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members of his family: to his daughter, Marsha Eubanks Copeland and |
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her husband, David J. Copeland; to his grandsons, Ross Alan |
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Copeland and his wife, Tracy Colyer Copeland, and Douglas Ray |
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Copeland and his wife, Kellie White Copeland; and to his |
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great-grandsons, Connor Lewis Copeland, Reid Palmer Copeland, and |
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Kieran Colyer Copeland; 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 Lieutenant |
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Colonel Fred F. Eubanks, Jr. (Ret.). |
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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 |
Peña |
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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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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 29 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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