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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Glenn Ratliff of Monahans commemorated a remarkable |
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milestone in his life with the observance of his 100th birthday on |
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January 30, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Glenn Lafayette Ratliff was born to John and Nora |
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Ratliff on January 30, 1911, in his grandparents' home in Coppell; |
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he grew up in a family of seven children and lived in several |
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different Texas towns, including Waco, Fort Worth, Sanger, Denton, |
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and Eldorado, as his father completed seminary studies and then |
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worked as a Baptist pastor; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating from Eldorado High School in 1929, |
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Mr. Ratliff went on to Baylor University, where he played |
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basketball and earned a degree in business administration in 1933; |
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he married the former Ophelia Wood on June 7, 1938, and they were |
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blessed with four sons, Adair, John, Joe, and Dan; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Ratliff entered the insurance business in the |
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late 1930s, and he became a partner in the Key and Ratliff Insurance |
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Agency of Monahans in 1940; with the exception of the period between |
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1942 and 1945, when he was a field agent with the FBI as part of the |
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war effort, Mr. Ratliff has remained in Monahans ever since; in the |
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years following the war, he continued in the insurance business and |
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also operated the Monahans Development Company, and he became a |
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founding stockholder in the First National Bank of Monahans; |
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through his various business endeavors, he was instrumental in the |
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area's residential and commercial growth in the postwar era; and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime member of First Baptist Church, he has |
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served as a deacon, a teacher, and a member of numerous congregation |
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committees; he helped start the Little League program in town and |
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served as its president, and he has also been president of the Lions |
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Club, the Junior and Senior Chambers of Commerce, and the Monahans |
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Country Club, in addition to holding membership in many other civic |
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organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, In his century of living, this esteemed Texan has |
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witnessed monumental changes on the world stage while also helping |
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his community to grow and prosper, and he may reflect with pride on |
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his many achievements and on the positive influence he has had in |
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the lives of his friends, neighbors, and loved ones; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Glenn Ratliff on his 100th birthday |
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and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Ratliff as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Gallego |
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| Straus |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Morrison |
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| Aliseda |
Gonzalez |
Munoz, Jr. |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Hancock |
Orr |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Hardcastle |
Otto |
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| Beck |
Harper-Brown |
Patrick |
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| Bohac |
Hernandez Luna |
Pena |
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| Burkett |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Pitts |
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| Burnam |
Howard of Travis |
Price |
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| Button |
Huberty |
Quintanilla |
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| Callegari |
Hunter |
Reynolds |
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| Christian |
Keffer |
Schwertner |
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| Coleman |
King of Parker |
Scott |
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| Cook |
King of Taylor |
Sheets |
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| Craddick |
King of Zavala |
Sheffield |
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| Creighton |
Kleinschmidt |
Shelton |
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| Crownover |
Kolkhorst |
Simpson |
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| Darby |
Kuempel |
Smith of Harris |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Landtroop |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Larson |
Smithee |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Laubenberg |
Solomons |
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| Driver |
Legler |
Taylor of Collin |
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| Dukes |
Lewis |
Taylor of Galveston |
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| Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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| Frullo |
Martinez Fischer |
Weber |
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| Giddings |
Miller of Comal |
Zedler |
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| Gonzales of Hidalgo |
Miller of Erath |
Zerwas |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 487 was adopted by the House on March 3, |
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2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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