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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The untimely passing of Salvation Army Major Charles |
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Anderson on April 8, 2009, at the age of 44, has brought a profound |
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loss to his family, his friends, and the many people he helped in |
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Corsicana and Navarro County; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of tremendous energy and limitless compassion, |
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Chuck Anderson was born to a long line of Salvation Army officers, |
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as was his wife, Beth; the couple first met as children at a |
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Salvation Army camp and reconnected some years later; their |
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long-distance romance culminated in marriage in 1990, and they |
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later became the parents of three treasured children; and |
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WHEREAS, Major Anderson and his wife, also a major, formed a |
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loving and effective team; before their posting to Corsicana, they |
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helped build a church in Mobile, Alabama, and were disaster |
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coordinators at a headquarters in Jackson, Mississippi; they also |
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supervised construction of a homeless shelter in Lake Charles, |
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Louisiana, where Major Anderson particularly enjoyed serving as |
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chaplain to the fire department; and |
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WHEREAS, In his role as head of the Salvation Army in Navarro |
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County, Major Anderson shared his steadfast faith on a daily basis, |
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delivering sermons at the church and ministering to those seeking |
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hope and inspiration; he lived in modest circumstances, with few |
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material possessions, and was always ready to provide others with |
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practical assistance; when hurricane evacuees took shelter in the |
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area, he volunteered to help in every way he could; and |
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WHEREAS, This tireless benefactor and his dedicated family |
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labored with special diligence at the holidays to secure food and |
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clothing for those less fortunate and to distribute toys to needy |
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children, bringing delight to young hearts; Major Anderson's simple |
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pleasures included watching the antics of the Three Stooges; he was |
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thrilled to receive a van from Salvation Army headquarters, which |
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allowed him to travel wherever he could offer the most assistance, |
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and he drove it nearly every day for such purposes as supporting |
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emergency responders and serving meals to residents of an |
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impoverished neighborhood; and |
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WHEREAS, Concerned about the effects of the recession on |
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vulnerable people, Major Anderson established a food ministry, |
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worked to promote cooperation among local social service agencies |
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and churches, and advocated for proactive measures in anticipation |
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of an increasing need for services; and |
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WHEREAS, Chuck Anderson found great joy in serving others, |
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and although he will be deeply missed, those who were fortunate |
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enough to know him will remember forever the generosity with which |
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he lived each day; 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 Salvation Army Major |
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Charles Anderson and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Major Beth Anderson; to his children, Caleb, |
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Rebekah, and Aaron Anderson; 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 Major Chuck |
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Anderson. |
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Cook |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1737 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 11, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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