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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of East Texas lost a beloved neighbor and |
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admired community leader with the passing of Judge Drew O'Neal |
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Bacon of Newton on February 5, 2009, at the age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of the Lone Star State, Drew Bacon was born |
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on May 16, 1920, in Gilmer; he graduated from Frankston High School |
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and served with the 85th Seabee Battalion during World War II before |
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attending The University of Texas, where he earned degrees in |
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business administration and law; and |
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WHEREAS, He began his distinguished legal career in private |
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practice, and in 1957 he was elected district attorney of the 1st |
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Judicial District of Texas; appointed state district judge two |
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years later, he served in that capacity for three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Bacon's career was marked by many major |
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accomplishments, including contributions to Stayton's Form Book |
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and the Texas Bar Journal and appearances as a lecturer for the |
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Committee on Continuing Legal Education for the State Bar of Texas; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This notable jurist was a member of the Judicial |
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Section of the State Bar of Texas, chair of the Committee on Uniform |
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Court Rules, charter fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and the |
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International Academy of Trial Judges, and founding president of |
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the American Law Students Association and the 1st Judicial District |
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Bar Association, of which he was also a life member; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in his community, Judge Bacon shared his time |
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with the Three Rivers Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the |
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Lion's Club, the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the |
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Newton Independent School District Board; in addition, he was a |
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68-year member of the Masonic Lodges in Newton and Frankston; and |
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WHEREAS, Married to his beloved wife of 65 years, Sue Cole |
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Bacon, Judge Bacon was known for his devotion to his country, the |
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law, and his family, and he leaves a legacy of service and |
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achievements that will continue to benefit Texas for years to come; |
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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 Judge Drew O'Neal |
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Bacon and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, Sue Cole Bacon; to his children, Drew O'Neal Bacon, Jr., |
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and his wife, Michelle, Sylvia Bacon Thompson and her husband, |
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Randy, DeLayne Bacon Pascal, and Roger Howard Bacon and his wife, |
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Karla; to his grandchildren, Davasha, Micayla, and Drew "Trey" |
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O'Neal Bacon III, Tara Thompson Cosgrove and her husband, Ryan, |
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Devon Thompson McCall and her husband, Chris, Alexis Pascal, and |
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Lawren and Brittny Bacon; to his brother, Billy Bacon, and his wife, |
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Pattye; and to all those who mourn his passing; 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 Judge Drew |
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O'Neal Bacon. |
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Hamilton |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1378 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 27, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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