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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Athens lost an admired civic leader and |
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a cherished friend with the passing of William C. "Dub" McCarty on |
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May 22, 2009, at the age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Maggie Mae and Dorsey McCarty on June 13, |
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1929, in Scurry County, Dub McCarty graduated from Lamesa High |
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School and went on to serve in the United States Army during the |
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Korean War; on his return to Lamesa, Mr. McCarty entered the retail |
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clothing business and became the proprietor of Mac's Men's Wear, and |
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he later worked in corporate group insurance management in Dallas; |
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in 1985, he launched a fire and casualty insurance business in Cedar |
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Creek, and he opened an additional office in Athens, where he |
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settled in 1999; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. McCarty was active in both the Cedar Creek and |
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Athens Kiwanis Clubs, as well as the Athens Rotary Club, and he was |
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a longtime Boy Scout troop leader; in addition, he helped establish |
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the Library at Cedar Creek Lake and served on its first board of |
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directors, and he was on the advisory committee that oversaw the |
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expansion of the Henderson County Jail; he was also a past president |
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of the Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce and a recipient of |
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the group's Lifetime Achievement Award, and he was the chair of the |
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Henderson County Republican Party from 1999 to 2007; moreover, he |
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was a member of the Scottish Rite and the Order of the Eastern Star |
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and a 32nd degree Mason; and |
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WHEREAS, A respected and well-liked man, Dub McCarty led a |
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life that is an inspiring example of the good one person can |
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accomplish, and memories of him will forever be treasured by all who |
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were privileged to share in his love and friendship; now, |
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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 William C. "Dub" |
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McCarty and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his wife of 58 years, JoAnn McCarty; to his daughters, Cynthia |
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Weatherby and Mary Lou Kromer and her husband, Lanny; to his |
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grandson, Cole Weatherby; to his half-brother, Dorval McCarty; and |
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to his other loved ones, including Kyle, Kristen, and Preston |
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Kromer, and Michelle and Daniel Cummings; 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 William |
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"Dub" McCarty. |
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Brown of Kaufman |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2874 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on June 1, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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