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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Countless lives were forever enriched by the |
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inspiring leadership and joyful spirit of Patrick Honeycutt of |
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Austin, who passed away on January 30, 2009, at the age of 63; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Frank and Frances Honeycutt on July 18, |
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1945, Pat Honeycutt grew up in Monahans and graduated from Sul Ross |
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State University; he and his wife, Nancy, raised a close-knit |
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family, and Mr. Honeycutt took great pride in his five children and |
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two grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Honeycutt's gridiron coaching career began as an |
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assistant football coach and defensive coordinator for the Euless |
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Trinity High School Trojans; in 1992 he became the head football |
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coach and athletic director for McCallum High School in Austin, |
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where he remained until the time of his death; during his tenure, |
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which spanned more than 17 years, Coach Honeycutt inspired numerous |
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student-athletes, and the McCallum Knights won three consecutive |
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district championships from 2004 to 2007; consistently generous |
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with his time, he showed his support for the school's other athletic |
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teams by attending those events as well; and |
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WHEREAS, Though it is impossible to gauge the full effect of |
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one man's life, the admiration and affection felt for Pat Honeycutt |
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were evidenced by the attendance of some 2,500 people at a memorial |
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service held in his honor, and he leaves behind a legacy that will |
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long resonate in the lives of all who knew him; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Patrick Honeycutt and extend |
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sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Nancy |
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Honeycutt; to his children, Julie Bryant and her husband, Dan, |
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Jamie Woods and her husband, Steve, Lauren and Ryan Honeycutt, and |
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Tanner Kudela; to his mother, Frances Honeycutt; to his brothers, |
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Mike Honeycutt and his wife, Sheryl, and Steve Honeycutt and his |
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wife, Judy; to his grandchildren, Alex Weaver and Jake Bryant; to |
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his nephews, Brad and Tyler Honeycutt; to his nieces, Jackie |
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Marquette and Jennifer Haecker; 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Pat Honeycutt. |