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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Citizens of Ennis are mourning the loss of Jodie |
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Harbert, Jr., who passed away on February 10, 2011, at the age of |
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85; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Denison to Jodie Harbert, Sr., and Julia |
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Mayes on March 12, 1925, Jodie Harbert later moved to Ennis with his |
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family; he attended Prairie View A&M University and then returned |
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to his hometown, taking a job at Ennis Business Forms in 1946; he |
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enjoyed a 44-year career with the company before his retirement; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Harbert also began his long association with the |
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Ennis Fire Department in 1946; this dedicated volunteer firefighter |
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was universally held in high esteem by the firefighters with whom he |
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served; often one of the first to arrive at fires in rural areas, he |
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was known for his dependability, his willingness to pitch in |
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wherever he was needed, and his wealth of knowledge about the city |
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and county he served; he had accumulated 50 years of service by |
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1996, when he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the fire |
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department, and he was named Firefighter of the Year by the North |
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Texas Firefighters Association in 2008; he gave a total of 63 years |
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as a volunteer to the Ennis Fire Department, reaching the rank of |
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lieutenant; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his service to the fire department, |
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Mr. Harbert participated in numerous community events and |
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volunteered his time to his church, to the local cemetery, and to |
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any friends and neighbors who needed help; and |
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WHEREAS, He shared a long and happy marriage with his wife, |
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Edwinna, who passed away in 2000, and he also enjoyed the love and |
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support of a son, Jodie; and |
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WHEREAS, Known for his kindness, optimism, and sense of |
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humor, Jodie Harbert demonstrated the positive difference that one |
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committed individual can make in the lives of others, and he will be |
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remembered with deep admiration and affection by those fortunate |
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enough to have known him; 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 Jodie Harbert, Jr., |
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and extend sincere sympathy to his son, Jodie Harbert III and his |
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wife, Denise, and to all who mourn the death of this beloved Texan; |
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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 Jodie |
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Harbert, Jr. |
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Pitts |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 884 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 7, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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