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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lee Edward Dildy, a Bastrop County commissioner and |
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esteemed local businessman, passed away on May 13, 2011, at the age |
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of 61; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of Elgin, Lee Dildy was born on |
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September 20, 1949, to Harold and Betty Dildy; he attended The |
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University of Texas and went on to work with his grandfather and |
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father at Joe's Toggery, a men's clothing store on Main Street; he |
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later established his own business, Dildy's Western Wear; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Dildy was dedicated to serving his community; |
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during his 20 years of leadership as a Bastrop County commissioner, |
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he served on numerous committees and played an integral role in |
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bringing the Capital Area Rural Transportation System to the area |
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and served as chair of its board; in addition, he was active in the |
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Kiwanis Club and the Greater Elgin Chamber of Commerce, and he |
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served as an advisory director for the First National Bank of |
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Bastrop; also a valued member of the First Presbyterian Church of |
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Elgin, he contributed to the congregation as an elder and Sunday |
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school teacher; above all else, he was devoted to his wife of 32 |
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years, Vivian, and his daughter, Megan; and |
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WHEREAS, Lee Dildy's life was rich in the intangibles that |
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matter most, and those who were fortunate enough to know him will |
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forever remember him with great admiration and affection; now, |
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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 Lee Edward Dildy and |
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extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Vivian Dildy; to his daughter, Megan, and her fiance, Tanner Davis; |
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to his mother, Betty Dildy; to his sisters, Diane Dildy and Jo Ellen |
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Mayfield; to his niece, Tessa Dildy; to his in-laws, Mildred and |
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Rayford Kasch, Vernon Kasch, and Vincent Kasch; and to his other |
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relatives and many 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 Lee Edward |
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Dildy. |