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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 99th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed |
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cause for celebration, and Roy DeWitt Deen of Wills Point is marking |
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that special day on November 24, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Van Zandt County in 1912 to John and Duron |
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Deen, DeWitt Deen was the second of five children; in his youth, he |
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helped grow cotton and grain on the family farm, and he graduated |
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from Wills Point High School in 1931; two years later, his father |
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established J. E. Deen's & Sons in Wills Point, selling tractors and |
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farm equipment, and the business, now known as the Deen Implement |
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Company, is still owned by members of the family today; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Deen married Mary Sue Hall of Canton on April 11, |
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1941, and they soon thereafter moved to a 100-acre property in the |
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Enterprise community north of Wills Point; over the course of the |
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next 70 years, Mr. Dean accumulated nearly 1,600 acres of land and |
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transitioned from farming to ranching; he continues to be involved |
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in the daily operations of his ranch; a member of the Texas and |
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Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, he has also served on the |
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board of the Van Zandt County branch of the Texas Farm Bureau and |
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chaired a tri-county soil and water conservation board; and |
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WHEREAS, For nearly 60 years, Mr. Deen enjoyed the love and |
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support of his wife, Mary Sue, until her passing in 2001, and the |
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couple shared in the joy of welcoming into their family six |
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children, Sarah, Donna, David, Roy, Thomas, and Eddie; Mr. Deen's |
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family has since grown to include 13 grandchildren and 6 |
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great-grandchildren, and he takes great pride in the fact that all |
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of his children as well as seven grandchildren and three |
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great-grandchildren graduated from the same high school he |
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attended; and |
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WHEREAS, Thought to be the oldest member of the First Baptist |
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Church of Wills Point, DeWitt Deen is a source of wisdom and |
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inspiration to all who are privileged to know him, and it is a |
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pleasure to honor him on nearly a century of life well lived; 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 Roy DeWitt Deen on his 99th |
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birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Deen as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Flynn |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1189 was adopted by the House on April |
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14, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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