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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 John |
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Ernest Phillips of Dallas, who passed away on March 20, 2009, at the |
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age of 69; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on a farm near Italy, Texas, on April 10, 1939, |
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John Phillips relocated to Levelland as a youth, and he went on to |
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graduate from Hardin-Simmons University and later Baylor Law |
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School; in addition, he earned a master's degree from the Dedman |
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School of Law at Southern Methodist University, and he completed |
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the Ranch Management Program at Texas Christian University; |
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answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Phillips joined the United |
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States Army, and he was commissioned as a first lieutenant and |
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awarded the Army Commendation Medal; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan became a trial lawyer, working |
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on numerous cases and serving as the president of the Dallas |
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Association of Defense Lawyers; for a decade, he led the General |
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Litigation Division at Strasburger and Price, LLP, in Dallas, and |
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after 33 years with the firm, he retired as a senior partner in |
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2001; on his retirement, Mr. Phillips continued raising Aberdeen |
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Angus cattle in Italy; he was also active in his community of faith, |
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and he was a deacon at Central Baptist Church of Italy and at Park |
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Cities Baptist Church in Dallas, where he was a member of the Bob |
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and Ruth Glaze Sunday School class for more than 20 years; and |
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WHEREAS, John Phillips was a dedicated professional and a |
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caring citizen, and although he will be deeply missed, he will |
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forever be remembered with great admiration and affection by those |
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who were fortunate enough to know him; 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 John Ernest |
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Phillips and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: |
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to his wife of nearly 50 years, Barbara; to his son, John Edd, and |
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his wife, Lisa; to his daughter, Jan; to his grandson, Walter; to |
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his mother, Ernestine Phillips; to his brother, Joe Don Phillips, |
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and his sister, Tina Swenson; 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 John Ernest |
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Phillips. |
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Pitts |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2647 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 31, 2009. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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