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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Roger Dennis, Jr., of Live Oak passed away on |
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February 29, 2008, at the age of 55, leaving his circle of family |
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and friends with many treasured memories of time spent in his |
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company; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Roger and Sammie Lee Dennis on March 13, |
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1952, Roger Dennis grew up in a large family with three brothers and |
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four sisters; in his youth, he attended Brackenridge High School |
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and San Antonio College, where he studied music; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Dennis joined the San Antonio Fire Department at |
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the age of 20; he trained as a paramedic in one of the first such |
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classes offered and was a staff member at Fire Station No. 14 at the |
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time of his death; and |
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WHEREAS, With his beloved wife, Mary, Mr. Dennis shared a |
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fulfilling marriage that spanned 32 years, and together they |
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experienced the joy of welcoming a daughter, a son-in-law, and |
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three grandchildren into their family; in his leisure time, he took |
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pleasure in bargain shopping for his loved ones and making the |
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acquaintance of many people; and |
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WHEREAS, Roger Dennis was a devout and caring man, and he will |
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be deeply missed by all those who were fortunate enough to have |
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known him; 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 Roger Dennis, Jr., and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Mary Dennis; to his daughter, Christina Bright, and her husband, |
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Antonio; to his grandchildren, Chase Roger, Cierra, and Christiane; |
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to his brothers and their wives, Wilmire and Lucinda Jones, Harrold |
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Dennis, and Larry and Guffie Dennis; to his sisters and their |
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husbands, Rebecca and Wilbert Tinkshell, Michelle and Michael |
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Thomas, and YeVonne and Michael Wiltz; and to his other relatives |
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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 Roger |
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Dennis, Jr. |