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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 sad loss of |
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realtor and community leader Joseph Alan Stivers of Huntsville, who |
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died on October 10, 2008, at the age of 60; and |
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WHEREAS, Joe Stivers was born on January 20, 1948, to Frank |
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and Elizabeth Stivers; he grew up in Houston and spent his |
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adolescence in Germany and Switzerland; he attended Wharton Junior |
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College and graduated from Sam Houston State University with a |
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degree in journalism; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Stivers began his professional career working |
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for Holiday Inn and highlighting local clubs and restaurants in |
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"Huntsville After Dark," his column for the Huntsville Item; he |
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then worked for Kansas City Life Insurance Company; and |
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WHEREAS, After working with several real estate brokers, he |
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started his own company, Joe Stivers and Associates, and later |
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purchased and served as principal broker of Elkins Lake Real |
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Estate; he also served on the Huntsville Board of Realtors; and |
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WHEREAS, An active and engaged member of his community, Mr. |
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Stivers served on the Huntsville-Walker County Chamber of Commerce, |
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where he was elected president in 1998; he was an esteemed 21-year |
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member of the Rotary Club, which recognized him as a Paul Harris |
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Fellow; he also served as chair of the annual Lobster Fiesta for a |
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number of years; and |
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WHEREAS, This outstanding Texan loved politics and was the |
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Walker County chair of the Republican Party from 1980 until the |
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early 1990s, attending both state and national conventions; he was |
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appointed by Governor George W. Bush to the Texas Commission on Law |
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Enforcement Officer Standards and Education in 1997, was |
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reappointed by Governor Rick Perry, and served until 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Joe Stivers was a keen student of genealogy and the |
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history of Texas; he treasured the time he spent with his family and |
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friends, and those he leaves behind will in turn cherish their |
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memories of the time they spent in his company; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the life of Joseph Alan Stivers and extend |
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sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife of 32 |
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years, Maria Teresa Torres Stivers; to his son, Alexander Torres |
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Stivers; to his daughter, Sonya Kay Holder, and her husband, Jerry; |
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to his grandchildren, Justin Holder, Madeleine Holder, and Drew |
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Holder; to his sister, Eileen Callaway; to his nephew, Christopher |
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Scott Callaway, and his wife, Christina, and son, Quinn; to his |
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niece, Marisa Callaway, and her husband, Matt Buckner; and to his |
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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 Joseph Alan |
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Stivers. |
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Kolkhorst |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 588 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 12, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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