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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Friends and family are mourning the loss of Lawrence |
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F. Blais of Weatherford, who passed away on August 2, 2008, at the |
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age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on March 17, 1920, in New Hampshire, Larry |
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Blais worked in a gas station and grill throughout his high school |
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years to help support his family; he graduated from the University |
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of New Hampshire and, in 1942, began a long association with the |
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military when he enlisted in the Army Air Corps; serving his nation |
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in the Pacific Theater during World War II, he earned numerous |
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decorations, including the Legion of Merit, and retired at the rank |
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of colonel after three decades of service; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Blais earned a master's degree at Harvard and a |
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juris doctor degree from Southern Methodist University; after |
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embarking on a career as an attorney, he was soon appointed to the |
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family law court, where he served as an associate judge for 28 |
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years; throughout his career, he advocated strongly for the |
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interests of children; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1989, Mr. Blais married the former Ava Lynn |
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Logan, and the couple were blessed with a daughter, Lauren Kristen, |
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the following year; he was also the father of two sons, and his |
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family was a source of great joy to him as was his renewed faith; and |
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WHEREAS, Larry Blais was a man of tremendous ability and |
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dedication, and he leaves behind a legacy of service to his country |
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and to his community that will be forever cherished by those who |
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held him dear; 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 Lawrence F. Blais and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Ava Lynn Blais; to his daughter, Lauren Blais; to his sons, |
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Vuris and Larry Blais; to his sisters, Audrey Basset and Virginia |
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Haley; to his grandchildren, Marcus, Lin, Michael, and Debbie; to |
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his three great-grandchildren; and to his other relatives and |
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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 Larry |
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Blais. |