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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 Wayne B. Duddlesten of Houston, who passed away on May 20, 2010, |
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at the age of 80; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of the Bayou City, Mr. Duddlesten was born |
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on March 12, 1930, to Iris and Loy Duddlesten; he graduated from |
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Austin High School, and within a decade he established Tex-Craft |
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Builders, a real estate development company that thrived under his |
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guidance; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Duddlesten was a leader in his community; he |
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served as state highway commissioner and played an integral role in |
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bringing the Rockets, Houston's professional basketball team, to |
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the city; he enjoyed traveling and spending time at his second home |
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in Rancho Santa Fe, California, but above all else, he cherished his |
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family, including his wife, Karen, and his children and |
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grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Though it is impossible to gauge the full effect of a |
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man's life, some individuals leave their unmistakable mark on the |
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world as they move through it, and Wayne Duddlesten's legacy will |
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long resonate in the lives of all who knew him; now, therefore, be |
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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 Wayne B. Duddlesten |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Karen Duddlesten; to his children, Terri Layne Duddlesten, |
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Wayne Duddlesten, Jr., and Jerri Duddlesten Moore and her husband, |
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Jim; to his stepdaughter, Kelly Kelsey; to his grandsons, Parker |
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and Christopher Moore; 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 Wayne |
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Duddlesten. |