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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Those Texans who give freely of their time and |
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talents to benefit the larger community make the world a better |
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place through their actions, and Doug Huddle, Jr., who passed away |
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on February 17, 2011, was indeed one such person; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Ben Wheeler on March 3, 1925, Mr. Huddle |
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served his country as a member of the U.S. Navy during World War II |
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and went on to have a distinguished 43-year career in the oil |
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industry; he was named Baytown Refiner of the Year by ExxonMobil in |
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2007, and he retired from the company as chief operator; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Huddle was an active and valued resident of |
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Baytown; he shared his time with such groups as Meals on Wheels, the |
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American Cancer Society, and the local YMCA and Kiwanis Club, where |
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he was known as the "Apple King" for his unparalleled sales figures |
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at the annual fund-raiser; and |
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WHEREAS, Lee College also greatly benefited from his support; |
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a lifetime member of the alumni organization and a longtime member |
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of the Friends of Lee College, he gave generously to a number of |
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initiatives, including the renovation of the Huddle Music Hall, the |
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construction of the Performing Arts Center, and the Million Dollar |
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Scholarship Campaign; and |
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WHEREAS, By his side in myriad worthy projects was his wife, |
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Martha Jane Huddle, with whom he shared many years before her |
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passing; the couple raised two children, Cindy and Doug, and a |
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courtyard at Lee College was established and named in honor of Mrs. |
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Huddle, as was the choral hall at the school's Performing Arts |
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Center; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man and an active civic leader, |
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Doug Huddle will be deeply missed, but the contributions that he |
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made to his community and the enthusiasm and good humor that he |
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brought to all his endeavors will forever inspire those who were |
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privileged to know 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 honor the memory of Doug Huddle, Jr., and extend |
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deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his children, |
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Cindy McGlothlin and her husband, Pat, and Doug Huddle and his wife, |
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Dian; to his grandchildren, Shawn and Tami McGlothlin, Patrick and |
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Cheryl Wimberly, Keith and Jessica Huddle, Shannon Hall, Benjamin |
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Jackson, and Dr. Timothy J. Jackson; to his great-grandchildren, |
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Kayli, Brianna, and Aidan McGlothlin, Saige, Meadow, and Reed |
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Wimberly, and Kayla and Keiton Huddle; 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 Doug |
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Huddle, Jr. |
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Smith of Harris |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1312 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 28, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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