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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 Vernon William Sloane, who passed away on March 15, 2011, at the |
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age of 84; and |
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WHEREAS, Vernon Sloane was born on July 11, 1926, in |
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Harlingen; he graduated from La Feria High School in 1944 and went |
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on to serve his country as a member of the United States Navy during |
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World War II; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1947, Mr. Sloane married Lenore Malm, beginning a |
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life together that would span more than six decades; the couple were |
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blessed with three daughters and later shared in the joy of |
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welcoming two grandchildren into their family; Mr. and Mrs. Sloane |
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lived in the Rio Grande Valley until 1964, when they relocated to |
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Corpus Christi; they made their home there for 40 years before |
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retiring to Sun City in Georgetown; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Sloane worked for Sunshine Biscuit, and in 1982, |
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he became the first director of the Food Bank of Corpus Christi; in |
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addition to his career and family responsibilities, he enjoyed |
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volunteering and helping those in need; he was an active member of |
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the local Masonic Lodge and of the First Baptist Church of Corpus |
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Christi and Georgetown, and he served his congregation as a deacon, |
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Sunday school teacher, and member of the choir; in his free time, he |
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also took pleasure in hunting and was a dedicated follower of Baylor |
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University, the Dallas Cowboys, and the Houston Astros; and |
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WHEREAS, Known for his generosity, his love of people, and |
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his engaging sense of humor, Vernon Sloane lived a life that was |
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rich in the intangibles that matter most, and he is deeply missed by |
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all those who held him dear; 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 memory of Vernon William |
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Sloane and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: |
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to his wife, Lenore Sloane; to his daughters, Sandy Louis and her |
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husband, Greg, Patty Burch and her husband, Joe, and Cheri |
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Schrader; to his grandchildren, Amy Peeples and her husband, Ryan, |
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and Scott Louis; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, |
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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 Vernon |
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Sloane. |