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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, With the passing of Worth McKinley Harrison of |
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Longview, at the age of 30, Texas lost a young man who had shown |
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great interest in the legislative and political processes of our |
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state; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on June 21, 1978, in Dallas, Worth Harrison |
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attended Longview High School and studied at Texas Christian |
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University, where he was active in the affairs of both the school |
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and his chosen fraternity, Kappa Sigma; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Harrison departed TCU with a desire to learn |
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about and be directly involved in the political process of the Lone |
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Star State; he furthered that interest by serving as an assistant |
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sergeant in the sergeant at arms office of the Texas Senate during |
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the 78th Legislative Session and as an intern in the office of |
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Senator Eliot Shapleigh; dedicated to public service, he went on to |
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assist the citizens of Texas House District 7 as a staff member in |
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the office of Representative Tommy Merritt; and |
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WHEREAS, After his work with the Texas House and Senate, this |
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notable young man joined the law firm of Segal McCambridge Singer |
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and Mahoney in Austin as a temporary employee, and his exceptional |
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talent and winning personality soon earned him a full-time |
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position; continuing old and forging new friendships, he was an |
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inspiration to those with whom he came in contact, a bright light |
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cast on the path of all those crossing his; and |
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WHEREAS, In the briefest of 30 years, Worth Harrison touched |
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countless lives, leaving in each a smile, a warm heart, and a |
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feeling that life can be better if each individual reaches out to |
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others as he did; optimistic and bold, he modeled the belief that |
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every day is an opportunity to be lived to the fullest; now, |
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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 one of its past |
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employees, Worth McKinley Harrison, and extend deepest sympathy to |
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the members of his family: to his parents, Guy and Lucy Harrison; to |
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his brother, with whom he shared a bond beyond all others, Parker |
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Harrison, and his wife, Sunshine; to his niece, Rainy; to his |
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nephew, Tate; and to all those who mourn his passing; and, be it |
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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 Worth |
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McKinley Harrison. |