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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, James Edgar Brown of Jacksonville passed away on |
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March 29, 2011, at the age of 93, leaving behind a remarkable legacy |
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that will continue to resonate in the community for years to come; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born on February 18, 1918, in Paris, Texas, to Cora |
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and John Brown, J. E. Brown graduated from Paris High School and |
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then served his country in the United States Navy during World War |
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II; he moved to Jacksonville in 1949 to head the local chamber of |
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commerce, and he started J. E. Brown Insurance there in 1961; |
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admired for his leadership, integrity, and public spiritedness, he |
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also served Jacksonville as a member of its library board, as |
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president of the local animal shelter and Rotary Club, as a member |
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of the city council for several terms, and as the city's mayor; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Brown was a 33rd Degree Scottish Rite Freemason |
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and past master of the Jacksonville Masonic Lodge; a man of strong |
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faith, he attended the First United Methodist Church in |
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Jacksonville for more than half a century, holding numerous |
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positions at the church and serving as a district lay leader; in all |
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of his endeavors, he enjoyed the love and support of his wife, Mary |
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Elba Brown, with whom he spent 48 years until her passing in 2002, |
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and he took pride in his family of two daughters, Charlotte and |
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Carolyn, and five grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Held in the highest regard by all who knew him, |
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J. E. Brown built a life that was remarkably rich in family, |
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friends, and accomplishments, and he will long be fondly remembered |
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and greatly missed; 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 J. E. Brown and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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daughters, Charlotte Brown Admire and Carolyn Brown Karabinos; to |
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his grandchildren, James, Kyle, and Mary Caroline Admire and Audra |
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and Ingrid Karabinos; and to his other relatives and 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 J. E. |
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Brown. |
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Hopson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2115 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 26, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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