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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, James Gaultney Chancellor, Jr., passed away on |
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November 27, 2008, at the age of 83, leaving his circle of loved |
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ones with many treasured memories of time spent in his company; and |
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WHEREAS, James Chancellor was born in Waco on January 15, |
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1925, to James and Beatrice Chancellor; as a young man, he answered |
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his nation's call to duty by proudly serving in the Philippines with |
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the U.S. Army during World War II; and |
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WHEREAS, After his return from the war, Mr. Chancellor worked |
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for the United States Postal Service for many years and later |
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started his own company, Stk-Mtr; he was joined in matrimony to the |
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former Charlene Boyce, and the couple enjoyed 42 rewarding years |
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together; and |
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WHEREAS, James Chancellor was a compassionate man of great |
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faith who gave generously of himself to help others, and he made a |
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positive and lasting difference in the lives of his family and |
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friends; 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 James Gaultney |
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Chancellor, Jr., and extend sincerest sympathy to the members of |
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his family: to his wife, Charlene Boyce Chancellor; to his sisters, |
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Rita Barger, Mary Francis Vickers and her husband, Bill, and Patsy |
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Joyce McKinney and her husband, Pat; to his stepchildren, Byron |
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Boyce, Melanie McCray, and Dana Haar; to his grandchildren, |
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Leighnea Phillips, Michelle Talley, MaryBeth Meeks, Patrick Boyce, |
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Brandon Gressett, and Scott Davis; to his 10 great-grandchildren; |
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and 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 James |
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Gaultney Chancellor, Jr. |
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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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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 115 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on February 26, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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