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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 loss of Ronald |
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Charles McPherson of Houston, who died on December 29, 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, Possessed of an abiding passion for politics, |
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Mr. McPherson was actively involved in the Harris County Democratic |
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Party, volunteering weekly for the organization and serving as |
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precinct judge and precinct chair for Precinct 380; he also held an |
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appointment to the Harris County Appraisal Review Board, and during |
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his time in California he served as a member of the Santa Clara |
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County Grand Jury and cofounded the county's Black Chamber of |
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Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, This caring gentleman was strong in his faith, and |
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he was a devoted husband to his wife, Shirley, with whom he shared a |
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rewarding union of nearly 50 years; Ronald McPherson was a true |
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blessing to all those who were fortunate enough to share in his love |
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and friendship, and he will long be remembered with great affection |
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and admiration; 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 Ronald Charles |
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McPherson and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Shirley McPherson; to his children and their |
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spouses, Eric and Ruth McPherson, Derek and Connie McPherson, Kevin |
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and Dimati McPherson, and Shironda and Marcus Culpepper; to his |
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eight grandchildren and his great-grandchild; to his |
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mother-in-law, Ora Bailey; to his two brothers; and to his other |
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relatives and many 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 Ronald |
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Charles McPherson. |