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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 Timothy |
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William Murphy of Rockport, who died on April 12, 2009, at the age |
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of 45; and |
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WHEREAS, Tim Murphy was born in San Antonio on July 7, 1963, |
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to Walter J. and Mary Jane Murphy; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Murphy was active with the Texas Association of |
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Pawnbrokers, serving on the organization's board of directors and |
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as chair of the legislative committee; for his work with the Texas |
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Legislature on behalf of his profession, he was twice awarded the |
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Legislative Bulldog Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Known as Big Tim, Mr. Murphy was an avid outdoorsman |
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who hosted Big Tim's Annual Dove Hunt in Eagle Pass; he often |
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volunteered to accompany wounded soldiers on fishing trips during |
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Warriors Weekend; and |
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WHEREAS, Warm, generous, and big-hearted, Tim Murphy was |
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devoted to his family and friends, and though his life ended far too |
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soon, the memory of his enthusiasm and joyful spirit will live |
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forever in the hearts of all who knew and loved him; now, therefore, |
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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 Timothy William |
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Murphy and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: |
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to his wife of 23 years, Maureen Elaine Murphy; to his children, |
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Timothy William Murphy, Jr., Jonathan Daniel Murphy, and Samantha |
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Anne Murphy; to his mother, Mary Jane Murphy; to his father, Walter |
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J. Murphy, and his wife, Dece; to his siblings, Walter Murphy, Jr., |
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and his wife, Stacey, Patricia Murphy and her partner, Mary, Suzy |
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Keepers and her husband, Rick, Phil Murphy, and Dan Murphy; to his |
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in-laws, Edward and Yvonne Buckley, and their children; and to his |
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many 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 Tim Murphy. |