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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The life of an admired Texas business leader drew to |
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a close with the passing of Frederick Cordingley Hadfield on April |
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11, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, "Bud" Hadfield was born in Virginia and spent part |
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of his youth in Rhode Island; after serving in the United States |
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Merchant Marine during World War II, he arrived in Houston in 1947, |
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and it was there that he began his notable achievements as an |
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entrepreneur; and |
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WHEREAS, Drawing on experience he gained when he published a |
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neighborhood newspaper as a teenager, as well as the knowledge he |
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learned as a student and instructor of the Dale Carnegie Training |
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course, he opened Bud Hadfield Printers; the enterprise later |
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evolved into Kwik Kopy Printing, and Mr. Hadfield emerged as an |
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influential pioneer in the industry, introducing new technology and |
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establishing a large network of franchises that has expanded to 13 |
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countries; the empire he built now includes a number of related |
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brands and is overseen by a parent company, the International |
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Center for Entrepreneurial Development, headquartered at the |
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Northwest Forest Conference Center in Cypress; and |
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WHEREAS, Figuring prominently in Mr. Hadfield's achievements |
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was the assistance of his wife and business partner, Mary Hadfield; |
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the couple first met in 1958 and went on to enjoy a rewarding |
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marriage that spanned 50 years, during which time they raised two |
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children and saw their family grow to include five grandchildren; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A true American success story, Bud Hadfield had the |
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courage and ability not only to realize his own dream but also to |
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help thousands of other people excel as franchise owners, and his |
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accomplishments will be remembered and respected long into the |
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future; 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 Frederick |
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Cordingley Hadfield and extend deepest condolences to the members |
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of his family: to his wife, Mary; to his daughter, Katherine |
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Denison, and her husband, Pat; to his son, James Hadfield, and his |
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wife, Linda; to his grandchildren, Shay, Tate, Reding, Katie, and |
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Travis; to his nephew, Rick Hadfield, and his family; and to his |
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other relatives, friends, and business associates; and, be it |
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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 Frederick |
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Cordingley Hadfield. |
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Riddle |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2607 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 30, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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