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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 93
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In Memory |
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of |
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Spencer Lloyd Reid |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of former Senate employee Spencer Lloyd |
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Reid, who died November 14, 2010, at the age of 56; and |
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WHEREAS, Spencer Reid was born on August 5, 1954, to Bill |
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and Alice Reid of Lamesa, Texas; he was the valedictorian of his |
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class at Lamesa High School in 1972 and graduated with honors |
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from The University of Texas at Austin in 1976; he earned a law |
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degree from The University of Texas in 1979; and |
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WHEREAS, He served the State of Texas for more than 30 |
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years, beginning his career as an assistant sergeant-at-arms for |
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the Texas House of Representatives when he was 18 years old; he |
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worked in various capacities for the Texas General Land Office |
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for a number of years, and he retired as general counsel for the |
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lieutenant governor; and |
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WHEREAS, Spencer cherished the time he spent growing up on |
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his family's farm in Lamesa, a place he would later share with his |
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children; he enjoyed traveling and camping with his family and |
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sharing his knowledge of the land and nature; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a devout Christian and the spiritual leader |
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of his family; a warm and caring man, he was a devoted husband, |
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father, and son, and he leaves behind memories that will be |
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treasured forever by his family and his many friends; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Spencer Lloyd Reid |
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and extend sincere condolences to his bereaved family; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Spencer Lloyd Reid. |
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Watson |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on January 26, 2011, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |