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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot diminish the pain of a young life ended |
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too soon, and it is with great sadness that we join the family and |
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friends of Charles Knox Alford in mourning his passing on February |
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13, 2009, at the age of 16; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Houston on November 30, 1992, Mr. Alford was |
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the son of Mary and Gene Alford; he was a sophomore at Strake Jesuit |
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College Preparatory in Houston and previously attended |
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Annunciation Orthodox School from preschool through eighth grade; |
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passionate about lacrosse, he was an enthusiastic member of the |
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Strake team; Mr. Alford also sang in the choir and was a proud |
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member of the engineering club, serving on the team that recently |
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won a statewide engineering competition; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Alford demonstrated great maturity and kindness |
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after his father was paralyzed in a tractor accident and assisted |
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him in every way; in addition, this uncommonly selfless teenager |
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exemplified the principles of his faith by participating annually |
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in two summer mission trips with First Presbyterian Church of |
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Houston, where he was a valued member; and |
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WHEREAS, A Life Scout in Troop #55 of the Boy Scouts of |
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America, Mr. Alford was an avid sportsman and enjoyed hunting and |
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other outdoor activities with his family; his warm manner and |
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upbeat, exuberant personality endeared him to friends, who fondly |
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called him "Chico," and to his loving family members, who gave him |
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the nickname "Charlie Bear"; and |
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WHEREAS, Charles Alford will be profoundly missed, but those |
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who held him dear may find comfort in the memory of his remarkable |
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generosity and unwavering devotion, which have inspired so many |
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people; 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 Charles Knox Alford |
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and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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parents, Mary and Gene Alford; to his brother and sister, John and |
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Bess; to his grandparents, Annette and John Long and Phyllis and |
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Landon Alford; to Norma Salmon, who helped care for him since his |
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infancy; and to his 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 Charles |
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Knox Alford. |