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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of George H. Ferguson, Jr., of Baytown, who passed away on March 6, |
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2011, at the age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, George Ferguson was born in Houston on January 30, |
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1923, to George Harley Ferguson, Sr., and Mary Eden Norton |
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Ferguson; he grew up in Lynchburg and Highlands, and he graduated |
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from Pasadena High School in 1939; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of the Texas A&M University class of 1943, |
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Mr. Ferguson took time away from his studies to answer his nation's |
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call to duty during World War II; he served as a captain in the U.S. |
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Army in the Philippines and was proud to have appeared in a |
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photograph of the 1946 Aggie Muster that was taken on the island of |
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Corregidor; he finished his education after the war, graduating in |
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1948; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Ferguson subsequently pursued a career in the |
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petroleum industry; he joined Humble Oil and Refining Company in |
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the late 1940s and retired from Exxon in 1984; in the years that |
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followed, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and traveling with his wife, |
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and he contributed to his community as a longtime member of the |
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Rotary Club of Baytown; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Mr. Ferguson shared a |
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fulfilling marriage with his wife, Doris, and together they were |
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blessed with three sons, George, Lawrence, and Thomas; his life was |
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further enriched by six grandchildren and five |
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great-grandchildren; a loyal Aggie to the end, he was proud that all |
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three of his sons and two of his grandchildren graduated from his |
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alma mater; and |
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WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to share in the friendship |
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and love of George Ferguson will always remember him with great |
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admiration and affection; 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 George H. Ferguson, |
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Jr., and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to |
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his wife of 67 years, Doris Ferguson; to his sons, George Harley |
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Ferguson III and his wife, Barbara, Lawrence Alan Ferguson and his |
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wife, Glenda, and Thomas Carroll Ferguson and his wife, Pat; to his |
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grandchildren, Patrick Alan Ferguson, Michael Lawrence Ferguson, |
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Tracy Ferguson Wheelis, Amy Ferguson Kohan, Matthew Thomas |
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Ferguson, and Kristen Elizabeth Ferguson; to his |
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great-grandchildren, Spencer Patrick Ferguson, LauraMae Rose |
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Ferguson, Abigail Ruth Wheelis, Isaac Matthew Wheelis, and Robert |
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Lawrence Ferguson; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be |
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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 George H. |
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Ferguson, 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. 1313 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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