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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 loss of Harold |
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Benjamin Moore of Houston, who died in February 2009 at the age of |
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83; and |
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WHEREAS, Harold Moore was born in Houston on November 13, |
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1925, to Roosevelt and Pauline Moore; he was raised in the Fifth |
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Ward, where he attended Shiloh Baptist Church and graduated from |
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Phillis Wheatley High School in 1942; and |
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WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Moore |
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enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1942; during his military service, he |
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trained as a boxer and became a Negro State Welterweight Champion; |
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after his discharge as a Steward 3rd Class in 1945, he attended |
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Texas Southern University and later earned a diploma in cooking and |
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baking; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Moore's career with the federal government |
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spanned some 35 years and included employment with the U.S. Post |
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Office and the Veterans Administration; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his retirement in 1991, he fulfilled a |
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lifelong dream and became a rancher, raising livestock on his |
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property near Brenham; he was also a member of the Northside Riding |
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Club and Greater True Light Missionary Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Harold Moore had a generosity of spirit that |
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expressed itself in myriad ways; he delighted in the company of |
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young people and enjoyed mentoring them and encouraging them to |
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follow their dreams; he was also a fun-loving man who found great |
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pleasure in dancing and in good conversation, and he especially |
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loved discussing history; and |
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WHEREAS, Those who were fortunate enough to know Harold Moore |
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will remember the way he touched their lives with his kindness and |
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optimism, and he will forever hold a treasured place in their |
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hearts; 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 memory of Harold Benjamin |
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Moore and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: |
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to his wife of 50 years, Lois J. Moore; to his daughter, Yolanda |
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Williams, and her husband, Michael; to his granddaughters, Kendra |
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and Jasmine Williams; to his brother, Oscar Moore, and his wife, |
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Joyce; to his sister, Faye L. Moore; 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 Harold |
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Moore. |