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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The life of an admired education advocate drew to a |
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close with the passing of Ronald Gene Howell of Arlington on April |
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12, 2011, at the age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Colorado City to Buford and Minnie Howell on |
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June 30, 1931, Ron Howell graduated from Hardin-Simmons University |
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in 1952 with a double major in history and chemistry and a double |
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minor in math and education; he married the former Ann McAuley in |
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1954; they raised three children and were together for 44 years |
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until Mrs. Howell passed away; fortunate enough to find love again, |
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Mr. Howell married Sherry Kever in 2000; and |
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WHEREAS, During his two decades working as a chemist at |
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Johnson & Johnson, Mr. Howell noticed a lack of American job |
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candidates with proper science backgrounds; to combat the problem, |
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he helped to create a summer science program for elementary school |
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teachers at The University of Texas at Arlington; he also cofounded |
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the AWARE Foundation to encourage and reward Arlington teachers; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Howell was a strong supporter of the UT |
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Arlington College of Nursing and served on the college's Dream |
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Makers scholarship committee; moreover, he personally funded |
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scholarships for deserving students attending a variety of |
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colleges; his advocacy earned him a Heroes for Children award from |
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the State Board of Education in 1994, and he was named Man of the |
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Year by both the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the Arlington |
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Citizen-Journal in 1995; and |
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WHEREAS, Ron Howell lived a rich and purposeful life centered |
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around his family and his desire to promote quality education, and |
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he will long be remembered with deep affection by all who knew him; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Ronald Gene Howell |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Sherry Kever Howell; to his sons, Ronald Gene Howell, Jr., and |
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his wife, Brenda, and Brian Howell and his wife, Heather; to his |
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daughter, Alice Browder, and her husband, Jim; to his |
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stepdaughters, Marsha Wolfe and her husband, Paul, and Lisa Harry |
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and her husband, David; to his seven grandchildren and six |
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step-grandchildren; 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 Ron Howell. |