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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Major Marcus Marion Davis, Jr. (Ret.), of San Antonio on |
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July 16, 2010, at the age of 74; and |
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WHEREAS, Marcus Davis was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on |
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July 1, 1936, to Marcus Davis, Sr., and Winfred Woods Davis; he |
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received his early education at Chambliss Children's House, the |
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laboratory school of the Tuskegee Institute; after graduating from |
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Tuskegee High School, he studied at the Tuskegee Institute and went |
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on to attend Tennessee State University; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1959, he answered his nation's call to duty and |
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enlisted in the U.S. Army; two years later, he resumed his studies |
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at Tennessee State, graduating in 1965 with a bachelor's degree in |
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chemistry and a commission as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air |
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Force; he continued to pursue his education while serving in the |
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military, and he received a master's degree from Webster |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, He got married in the mid-1960s, and he and his wife, |
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Mary, shared a fulfilling relationship for 44 years that was |
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further enriched by the addition of a daughter, Marnice; and |
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WHEREAS, Marcus Davis retired from a 20-year career with the |
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Air Force in 1985, having earned the rank of major and having served |
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as the liaison for social action and diversity training at Lackland |
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Air Force Base; he then worked for the San Antonio Metropolitan |
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Health District for a decade; and |
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WHEREAS, Major Davis was initiated into the Alpha Theta |
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Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity in 1956, and he remained an |
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active member of the organization for the rest of his life; among |
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his leadership roles were polemarch of the San Antonio Alumni |
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Chapter and founding member and executive assistant of the |
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International Kappa Khorus, from which he received an award for |
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distinguished service at the 75th Grand Chapter Meeting in |
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Washington, D.C.; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of strong faith, Major Davis further |
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distinguished himself through his involvement at St. Philip's |
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Episcopal Church in San Antonio, where in addition to serving on the |
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vestry, he was president of the choir and a member of the pastoral |
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search committee; he expressed his concern for others as a |
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volunteer for the Living Stones Ministries, which aided the poor in |
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downtown San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Marcus Davis is deeply missed, he leaves |
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behind a legacy of devotion to his family, his community, and his |
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country that continues to inspire all those who knew and loved 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 life of Major Marcus Marion |
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Davis, Jr., and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Mary; to his daughter, Marnice; to his |
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brothers, Lieutenant Colonel Matthew W. Davis (Ret.) and his wife, |
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Celestel, and Lieutenant General Russell C. Davis (Ret.) and his |
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wife, Shirley; to his aunts, Gwendolyn Woods Butler and Edythe |
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Cherry; to his godchildren, Taylor Davis and Renee Saylor; and to |
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his other 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Major |
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Marcus Marion Davis, Jr. |
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McClendon |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 274 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on February 24, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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