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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 376
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In Memory |
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of |
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Joe Audway Knight |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Dayton in mourning the loss of Joe Audway Knight, who |
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died on February 17, 2009, at the age of 87; and |
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WHEREAS, Joe Knight was raised on a farm in Madison County |
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during the Depression and moved with his family to Dayton in |
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1930; he served his country in the United States Navy during |
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World War II; he attended Harvard Business School and earned a |
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degree in business from Tulane University; and |
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WHEREAS, He married Mary Lea Moore in 1950, and in 1957, he |
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ventured into the publishing business; he was a founder of |
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Cordovan Corporation Publishers and served as the company's |
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director for 23 years; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a devoted family man and a pillar of the |
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community; he helped organize the Dayton Division of the American |
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Rice Growers Cooperative Association and served two terms on the |
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Dayton City Council; he was a member of the Dayton Volunteer Fire |
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Department and a director with the Texas Bank of Cooperatives |
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Stockholders' Advisory Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, An exemplary gentleman, he gave unselfishly to |
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others, and his warmth, wisdom, and wise counsel will not be |
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forgotten by those who knew him; and |
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WHEREAS, Joe Knight was beloved by his family and friends, |
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and he leaves behind memories that will be deeply treasured by |
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all who were privileged to share in his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Joe Audway Knight: his wife, Mary; his sons, Joe |
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Knight, Jr., and Jay Knight; his two grandchildren; and his |
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great-grandson; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Joe Knight. |
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Williams |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 3, 2009, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |