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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Friends and family mourn the loss of William C. |
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Barmore of Pasadena, who died on August 23, 2008, at the age of 81; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Bill Barmore was born in Cameron on January 6, 1927, |
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to Cecil and Selma Klatt Barmore; he graduated from Hearne High |
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School as valedictorian of the Class of 1944; and |
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WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Barmore |
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enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served during World War II; following |
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his discharge, he attended The University of Texas and earned his |
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degree in 1949; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Barmore married Muriel Adele Floyd the following |
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year, and the couple were blessed with nearly six decades together; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Barmore began working in the insurance business |
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in 1952, and his wife typed the policies at night that he had sold |
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during the day; over the years, he built a successful and |
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well-regarded business, the Barmore Insurance Agency, which |
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continues to thrive under the management of his sons, Mike and Bill; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Mr. Barmore was a leader in |
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his profession, serving on the board of the Independent Insurance |
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Agents of Houston and on many other industry boards and councils; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, He was involved in civic organizations as well, |
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serving as president of the Pasadena Jaycees and the Marble Falls |
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Rotary Club, and he was proud of his 40-year record of perfect |
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attendance as a Rotary Club member; moreover, Mr. Barmore was a |
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Mason for 57 years, a Shriner for more than five decades, and a Pee |
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Wee and Little League baseball coach; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of strong religious faith, he was an active |
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parishioner of the First United Methodist Church of Pasadena for |
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more than half a century, teaching youth and adult Sunday school |
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classes and serving on the administrative board; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill Barmore lived a full and generous life, and he |
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leaves behind a legacy to treasure for all those who held him dear; |
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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 William C. Barmore and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife |
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of 58 years, Muriel Barmore; to his sons, Mike Barmore and his wife, |
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Anna, Bill Barmore and his wife, Jackie, and Jim Barmore and his |
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wife, Peggy; to his brother, Robert Barmore; to his 10 |
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grandchildren and his great-grandchild; 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 Bill |
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Barmore. |