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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, A life made rich by family, career, and community |
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service has drawn to a close with the death of Lindley Paul Latham |
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of Midland on December 11, 2010, at the age of 58; and |
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WHEREAS, Paul Latham was born in Midland on December 18, |
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1951, and graduated from Midland High School in 1970; he then |
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entered Texas Tech University, where he earned his bachelor's |
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degree in 1974 and his doctor of jurisprudence degree in 1978; and |
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WHEREAS, After law school, Mr. Latham accepted a position |
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with the Midland firm of Bullock, Scott & Neisig; he subsequently |
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joined Clayton Williams Energy, Inc., and remained with that |
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company for 29 years, until his passing; in 1991 he was appointed |
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chief operating officer and executive vice president, and in those |
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capacities he managed the firm's oil and gas, real estate, and other |
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ventures; Mr. Latham also served on the company's board of |
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directors; and |
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WHEREAS, Paul Latham married the former Debbie Favor and |
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together they were blessed with four children, Ryan, Andrew, Kate, |
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and Hunter; Mr. Latham shared his love of hunting with his family |
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and enjoyed boating with them on Lake LBJ and traveling with them |
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the world over; he also gave of his time to worthy causes, serving |
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as director of numerous charities and as the board president of |
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Trinity School of Midland for six years; and |
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WHEREAS, Paul Latham was a man on whom people could rely; his |
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love of his family, his kindness toward others, and his sense of |
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responsibility were defining characteristics, and the greatness of |
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his heart will continue to inspire all those who knew and loved him; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Lindley Paul Latham and extend |
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sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Debbie; |
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to his children, Ryan, Andrew, Kate, and Hunter; to his sister, |
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Linda Satterwhite, and her husband, Rodney; to his mother-in-law |
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and father-in-law, Beth and Bob Favor, to his sisters-in-law and |
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brothers-in-law, Lynn Priess and Dr. Chuck Priess, Vanissa and |
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Adolph Micklethwait, and Sherry Favor; and to his many other |
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relatives and 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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Lindley Paul Latham. |