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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Admired Waxahachie community leader Charles Demoney |
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passed away on February 26, 2011, at the age of 72, leaving his |
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loved ones to reflect on a life that was rich in meaningful service; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born on January 18, 1939, to Charles and Alice |
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Demoney in Fairplay, Colorado, Chuck Demoney worked in the airline |
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industry for 40 years, beginning as a ramp agent and rising to the |
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position of president and CEO of MGM Grand Air; after retiring, he |
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came to Waxahachie with his wife in 1993 and became the owner of |
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Gift Baskets, Etc., and the historic Hancock Building; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Demoney immediately became involved in the |
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community in a number of ways; he served as chair of the Downtown |
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Merchants Association and the Waxahachie Chamber of Commerce, as |
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president of the Waxahachie Foundation and the Waxahachie Rotary |
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Club, and as a board member of the YMCA and chair of its capital |
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expansion campaign; he further distinguished himself as a board |
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member for the Hope Clinic, the United Way, and Partners in |
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Education, and he cochaired the courthouse centennial celebration; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Among the honors Mr. Demoney received for his |
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efforts were the YMCA Member of the Year award for the Dallas area |
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and the Mabel Frame Award from the Waxahachie Chamber of Commerce, |
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which recognizes individuals who have positively impacted the local |
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tourism industry; he was also a supporter of Navarro College and |
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served on the advisory board for its Waxahachie campus; a man of |
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faith, he was an active member of the First United Methodist Church |
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of Waxahachie and contributed to its Builders Sunday school class; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Demoney enjoyed the |
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love and support of his wife of 28 years, Judy, and he also enjoyed |
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the affection of the couple's four children, Jennifer, Autumn, Jim, |
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and Chip, as well as six grandchildren and three |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Chuck Demoney dedicated |
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himself to making a positive difference in the world around him, and |
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his can-do spirit, caring heart, and gentle ways will continue to |
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inspire all those who had the good fortune to know him; 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 pay tribute to the memory of Chuck Demoney and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Judy; to his daughters, Jennifer Demoney and Autumn Garvin |
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and her husband, Scott; to his sons, Jim Demoney and his wife, |
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Violetta, and Chip Demoney and his wife, Amber; to his sisters, |
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Beverly Stewart and Connie Slaven; to his grandchildren, Kara, |
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Jimmy, Sydney, Brooklyn, Jackie, and Arthur; to his |
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great-grandchildren, Tatum, Connor, and Braiden; and to his other |
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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 Chuck |
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Demoney. |