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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, James Frank Pollard of San Angelo passed away on |
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December 6, 2008, at the age of 77, and his family and multitude of |
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friends mourn the loss of this larger-than-life Texan; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of the Lone Star State, Frank Pollard was |
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born in Coleman in 1931; after attending the Colorado School of |
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Mines and graduating from Texas Western University, he served his |
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country in the Army Corps of Engineers during the Korean War; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Pollard went on to join the family oil business |
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and participated in some of the most storied oil discoveries in |
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Texas; this wildcatter made his luck by study and hard work, and he |
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always had a book on hand to feed his quest for knowledge; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1962, he married his beloved Martha, with whom he |
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had three children, Lisa, Jim, and the late Mark Pollard; they |
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settled in Alpine and embraced life as a West Texas ranching family; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Affectionately dubbed "Daddy Frank," Frank Pollard |
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was a man whose strength of character, innate wisdom, and keen wit |
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left others inspired and enriched; though he will be deeply missed, |
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his memory will live on in the hearts of the many whose lives he |
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touched; 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 Frank Pollard |
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and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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daughter, Lisa; to his son, Jim, and his wife, Wendy; to his |
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grandchildren, Charles and Sophia; 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 James Frank |
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Pollard. |