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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Steave Randolph Powell, Jr., of Forest Hill, who |
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left an indelible imprint on the hearts of family and friends alike, |
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passed away on June 20, 2010, at the age of 72; and |
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WHEREAS, Steave Powell was born in Palmer on August 21, 1937, |
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to Steave R. Powell, Sr., and Amanda Powell; after graduating from |
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I. M. Terrell High School in Fort Worth in 1955, he attended Prairie |
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View A&M University, where he earned his bachelor of science degree |
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in biology with a minor in physics; a lifelong learner with an |
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interest in technology, he pursued an associate's degree in air |
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conditioning and refrigeration from Tarrant County Junior College, |
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and he studied at Texas Christian University, The University of |
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Texas at Arlington, the University of Southern California, and |
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Union College in Schenectady, New York; and |
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WHEREAS, After college, Mr. Powell worked as a high school |
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teacher and coach for six years; he joined Bell Helicopter Textron |
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in 1966, and at the time of his retirement in 2001, he held the post |
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of senior engineer specialist with the field investigative lab; an |
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authority on aircraft accident investigation, he coedited |
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Fractography of Ceramic and Metal Failures, in addition to |
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authoring a hundred articles and papers in his field; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Powell met his wife, Alice, while a student at |
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Prairie View A&M, and they married in 1959; they enjoyed a rewarding |
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union of 51 years and were blessed with a daughter, Alice Renae, as |
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well as a granddaughter, Ivana Renae Thompson; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of strong religious faith, Mr. Powell attended |
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St. Peter Presbyterian Church, where he taught Sunday school and |
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served as a ruling elder and usher; active in his community, he was |
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a member of the NAACP and YMCA and a former president of the |
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Ambassadors Club of Fort Worth; his professional affiliations |
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encompassed the Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering, which |
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he cofounded, the Electron Microscopic Society, and the American |
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Society for Testing and Materials, of which he was a past president; |
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he was also a Master Mason and a Shriner; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Powell loved spending time with his family, and |
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he especially enjoyed playing with his granddaughter, Ivana; his |
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wide-ranging pastimes included barbecuing, a skill for which he was |
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particularly known, as well as photography, fishing, golfing, |
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bowling, traveling, riding motorcycles, and tinkering with |
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electronic gadgets; and |
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WHEREAS, Steave Randolph Powell, Jr., lived a rich and |
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productive life, and he will forever be remembered with deep |
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affection by 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 memory of Steave R. Powell, |
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Jr., and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, Alice Powell; to his daughter, Alice Renae Thompson, and |
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her husband, Tyrone; to his granddaughter, Ivana Renae Thompson; to |
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his brothers, Marvin Powell and his wife, Anita, James Powell and |
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his wife, Debra, and Harold Powell; to his sisters, Bobbye Traylor |
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and her husband, Sam, and Theresa Powell; and to his other relatives |
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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 Steave R. |
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Powell, Jr. |
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Veasey |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 918 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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