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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life filled with notable accomplishments drew to a |
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close when the Honorable Hiram Childress of Temple passed away on |
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February 10, 2011, at the age of 94; and |
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WHEREAS, Hiram Childress was born in Sweetwater on September |
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10, 1916, to Dan and Eula Mae Childress; after graduating from |
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Eastland High School, he attended Southern Methodist University, |
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where he earned a bachelor of laws degree in 1940; and |
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WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty during World War |
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II, Mr. Childress joined the U.S. Army in 1942; assigned to the Army |
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Air Corps, he attained the rank of captain and served as an |
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intelligence officer in Britain, where he helped plan Allied |
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bombing missions against Germany; after the war, he continued to |
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serve his country with the U.S. Air Force Reserve until 1957, when |
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he was honorably discharged with the rank of major; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Childress returned to Sweetwater at the end of |
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the war to open a law practice; drawn to public service, he soon ran |
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for a seat in the Texas House of Representatives, where he served |
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for two terms, from 1949 to 1953; during that time, he chaired the |
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Committee on Conservation and Reclamation and served on the Water |
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Code and Criminal Jurisprudence Committees, among others; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his retirement from the legislature, Mr. |
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Childress opened a law office in Temple; he later relocated to |
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Washington, D.C., to work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Hiram Childress and his wife, the former Juanita |
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Bush, were joined in matrimony on January 10, 1965, and enjoyed a |
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rewarding 46 years together; shortly after their marriage, he |
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retired from the agriculture department and moved back to Temple to |
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resume his law practice; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan was a valued congregant of |
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Avenue T Church of Christ in Temple, and he was affiliated with Elks |
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lodges in both Temple and Sweetwater; he was also a Master Mason and |
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a member of Shriners International; and |
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WHEREAS, A distinguished member of the State Bar of Texas for |
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71 years, Hiram Childress built a successful career in both the |
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public and private sectors, and he leaves behind a record of service |
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that his loved ones can indeed remember with pride; now, therefore, |
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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 the Honorable Hiram |
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Childress and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Juanita Childress; to his brother and |
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sister-in-law, Robert and Mary Childress; 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 Hiram |
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Childress. |