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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the passing of Hugh |
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M. Hodges of Dallas, who died on November 28, 2008, at the age of 85; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Hugh and Helen Barnes Hodges on October 9, |
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1923, in Dallas, Hugh Hodges graduated from Woodrow Wilson High |
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School before answering his nation's call to duty and serving for |
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three years in the Army Air Corps during World War II; he continued |
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his education after the war, attending East Texas State University |
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as well as Southern Methodist University; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hodges was a longtime resident of Garland and |
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was the owner of H&S Sporting Goods for 37 years; possessing a deep |
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love of baseball, he coached area teams throughout his life and was |
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a respected mentor to many young players; he further contributed to |
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his community as a member of the congregation at Monica Park |
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Christian Church; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Hodges enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, the former Mary Jane Ross, with whom he |
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shared 62 years of marriage; Mr. and Mrs. Hodges raised two sons, |
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Zachary and Pete, and later welcomed grandchildren and |
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great-grandchildren into the family; and |
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WHEREAS, Hugh Hodges was a kind and caring man who will be |
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greatly missed, and he leaves behind a wealth of fond memories that |
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will forever be treasured by his loved ones; 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 Hugh M. Hodges and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Mary Jane Ross Hodges; to his sons, Dr. Zachary R. Hodges and |
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his wife, Anna, and Pete Hodges and his wife, Jordan; to his |
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grandchildren, Krisana, Emily, Haydn Leigh, Peter Ross, and Zachary |
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Alexander; to his great-grandchildren, Roy, Xavier, and Maddox; and |
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to his 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 Hugh M. |
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Hodges. |