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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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death of Trent Thompson of Brownwood on April 30, 2010, at the age |
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of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, Trent Thompson was born in Brownwood on July 15, |
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1926, to W. T. and Cosy Thompson; he answered his nation's call to |
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duty with service in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Belle Grove
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(LSD-2) during World War II; driving landing craft as a seaman |
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second class, he saw combat in numerous battles in the Pacific |
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theater and was awarded several commendations for his valor; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Thompson married the former Rosemary Hutson |
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following the war, and with her enjoyed a rewarding relationship of |
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63 years; the couple were the parents of four children, Barbara, |
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Mary, Steven, and Lindsay; and |
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WHEREAS, Employed at GTE for many years, he built a notable |
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career with the company before retiring; in his leisure time, he |
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took great pleasure in sharing his passion for hunting and fishing |
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with his friends and family; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Trent Thompson will be deeply missed, |
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cherished memories of time spent in his company will long endure in |
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the hearts of all those who held him dear; 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 Trent Thompson and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Rosemary Thompson; to his daughters, Barbara Thompson and |
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Mary Eaton and her husband, Don; to his son, Steven Trent Thompson, |
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and his wife, Catherine; to his grandchildren, Sherry Benjamin and |
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her husband, Ronnie, Christopher Eaton and his wife, Tonja, Trisha |
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Slaughter, Benjamin Trent Eaton, and Nora and Aidan Thompson; to |
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his great-grandchildren, Shane Benjamin and Annabelle and Parker |
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Eaton; and to 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 Trent |
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Thompson. |
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Patrick |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 405 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 3, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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