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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close with the passing of Frank Feuille IV of El Paso on March 14, |
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2011, at the age of 68; and |
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WHEREAS, Born June 16, 1942, in El Paso, Frank Feuille was the |
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son of Frank Feuille III, a former publisher of the El Paso Times; |
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he attended public schools and studied at West Texas College before |
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transferring to The University of Texas at Austin, receiving his |
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bachelor's degree in 1963 and earning his juris doctorate in 1966; |
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he later earned a master of liberal arts degree with honors from |
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Johns Hopkins University in 1969; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Feuille served his country as a captain in the |
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Judge Advocate General's Corps of the United States Army, and then |
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went on to a notable career with an El Paso law firm that spanned |
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more than three and a half decades; he was listed as a Texas Super |
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Lawyer twice by Texas Monthly magazine, received the Civility Award |
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from the American Board of Trial Advocates, which he served as |
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president of its El Paso chapter, and was named an Outstanding |
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Senior Lawyer by the El Paso Bar Association; he retired from his |
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legal practice in 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, Always seeking to give back to others, Mr. Feuille |
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shared his time and talents as president of the board of the El Paso |
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Museum of Art, the Ballet Performing Arts Center, the El Paso |
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Symphony Orchestra, and the United Way of El Paso County, and he |
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also provided guidance to the Greater El Paso Tennis Association, |
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El Paso Pro-Musica, Los Caballeros, and the Institutional Review |
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Board of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center; |
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moreover, he was appointed in 2010 to a three-year term as a member |
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of the liberal arts advisory council for The University of Texas; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Feuille was a man of strong faith who further |
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distinguished himself as president of the mission board and the |
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parish school board of the Church of St. Clement, in addition to |
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serving in the vestry and teaching English as a second language |
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through the church; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, he enjoyed the love and |
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support of his wife of 44 years, Elizabeth R. Feuille, and together |
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they were the proud parents of three children, Frank, Mary, and |
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Forrest, and the grandparents of five grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family and his community, |
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Frank Feuille made a positive difference in the lives of his loved |
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ones and fellow citizens alike, and he will be fondly remembered for |
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years to come; 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 Frank Feuille IV and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Elizabeth R. Feuille; to his children, Frank "Cinco" Feuille V and |
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his wife, Katie, Mary Elizabeth McComas and her husband, Jim, and |
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Forrest Marshall Feuille; to his grandchildren, Kendall and Kathryn |
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McComas and Ella, Milo, and Charlie Feuille; and to his other |
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relatives and many 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 Frank |
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Feuille IV. |
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Margo |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1055 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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