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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Kerrville lost a beloved neighbor and |
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admired member of the medical community with the passing of Dr. |
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James Carr Stokes on May 25, 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on March 24, 1947, to William and Irene Carr |
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Stokes in Del Rio, James Stokes grew up in Encinal and graduated |
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from high school in Cotulla before answering his nation's call to |
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duty with service in the U.S. Air Force; he was a graduate of |
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Schreiner College, The University of Texas, and The University of |
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Texas Dental School; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Stokes married the former Rebecca Dobie in 1969; |
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the couple raised a loving family that grew to include three |
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children, Rebecca, Jim, and Carr, as well as two grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A resident of Houston for 25 years, Dr. Stokes |
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fulfilled one of his dreams in 1992, when he moved his family to the |
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Texas Hill Country and opened an independent periodontal practice |
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in Kerrville; he served as president of the Heart of Texas Dental |
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Association and took a prominent role in many community |
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organizations and initiatives; he was a member of Trinity |
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Presbyterian Church in Boerne, founded the Young Life Adult |
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Committee, and was a longtime supporter and board member of the |
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Salvation Army; moreover, Dr. Stokes also found time amidst his |
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other commitments to develop his talents as a musician; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, James Stokes demonstrated |
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humility, generosity, and an unwavering dedication to his family |
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and his profession, and he will be fondly remembered and deeply |
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missed by all who had the good fortune to know 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 Dr. James Carr Stokes |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Becky Stokes; to his children, Rebecca Stokes, Jim Dobie |
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Stokes and his wife, Allison, and Carr Stokes and his wife, Becca; |
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to his grandchildren, Ellie and Georgia Stokes; to his sister, |
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Carol S. Stokes Gilbert; to his mother-in-law, Fredna Wood; to his |
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brother-in-law, Richard Dobie, and his wife, Debbie; to his niece, |
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Lee Ann Gilbert Waldrip; and to his other relatives and many |
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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 James |
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Stokes. |
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Hilderbran |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 3122 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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