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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Friends and family are mourning the loss of James E. |
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Weatherford of Waxahachie, who passed away on March 18, 2009, at the |
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age of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Ellis County on September 2, 1925, to C. S. |
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and Kate Weatherford, James Weatherford attended schools in Ovilla, |
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Red Oak, and Waxahachie; he went on to study at North Texas State |
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University before answering his nation's call to duty with four |
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years of service in the U.S. Air Force, including a year spent |
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overseas; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Weatherford worked for International Harvester |
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and J. C. Penney after concluding his military duty; he ultimately |
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began a career at Sears that spanned 30 years, during which time he |
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managed stores in Waxahachie and Richardson; and |
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WHEREAS, Formerly married to Janie Hazelip and Carolyn |
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Parker, both of whom preceded him in death, Mr. Weatherford |
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remarried in 1995 and enjoyed a rewarding relationship with his |
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wife, Betty; he was the devoted father of two children, and his |
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family grew to include two stepchildren and four grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, James Weatherford was a member of Farley Street |
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Baptist Church for four decades, and he took great enjoyment in his |
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hobbies of golf, bridge, and other card games; known for his playful |
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sense of humor, he brought joy to his family and friends throughout |
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his life, and they will long treasure their memories of time spent |
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in his company; 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 James E. Weatherford |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Betty Weatherford; to his children, Paul Weatherford and his |
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wife, Gwen, and Laura Bearden; to his stepchildren, Tina Dennison |
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and Paul Nelson and his wife, Melinda; to his grandchildren and |
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step-grandchildren, Lindsey Weatherford, Larisa and Ross Bearden, |
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and Macy Dennison; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be |
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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 James |
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Weatherford. |